Full reference: B. J. Marples. 1952. Early Tertiary penguins of New Zealand. New zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 20:1-66
Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2006
See also Brodkorb 1963, Carroll 1988, Jadwiszczak 2006, Marples 1952, Mayr 2009, Myrcha et al. 2002, Simpson 1971, Simpson 1971 and Tambussi et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis
Subtaxa: Archaeospheniscus lopdelli Archaeospheniscus lowei Archaeospheniscus wimani
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
• Eocene of Antarctica (5)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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