Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Synonym: Catarrhactes Hombron and Jacquinot 1841
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2006, Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi 2008, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Simpson 1946 and Walsh and Suarez 2006
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Aptenodytes, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marambiornopsis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Pygoscelis adeliae Pygoscelis antarcticus Pygoscelis calderensis Pygoscelis grandis Pygoscelis papua Pygoscelis tyreei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (4 collections), New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Chile (1)
Total: 7 collections including 11 occurrences
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