Aves - Sphenisciformes

Full reference: C. Acosta Hospitaleche, M. Reguero, and S. Santillana. 2017. Aprosdokitos mikrotero gen. et sp. nov., the tiniest Sphenisciformes that lived in Antarctica during the Paleogene. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 283(1):25-34

Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to C. Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Pakudyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis

Subtaxa: Aprosdokitos mikrotero

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Type: Aprosdokitos mikrotero

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at DPV 16/84 (Eocene of Antarctica)

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