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 G. Mayr 2009
See also Brodkorb 1963, Carroll 1988, Marples 1952 and Simpson 1971
Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Pakudyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis
Subtaxa: Platydyptes amiesi Platydyptes marplesi Platydyptes novaezealandiae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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