Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi 2008, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Gohlich 2007, Simpson 1946, Soto-Acuña et al. 2008 and Stucchi et al. 2003
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, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Spheniscus chilensis Spheniscus demersus Spheniscus humboldti Spheniscus magellanicus Spheniscus megaramphus Spheniscus mendiculus Spheniscus muizoni Spheniscus urbinai
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Peru (1 collection), South Africa (5)
• Pliocene of Chile (2), Peru (1), South Africa (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (2)
• Miocene of Antarctica (1), Chile (3), Peru (6)
Total: 22 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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