Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: D. B. Thomas, A. J. D. Tennyson, R. P. Scofield, T. A. Heath, W. Pett and D. T. Ksepka. 2020. Ancient crested penguin constrains timing of recruitment into seabird hotspot. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287(20201497):1-7
Belongs to Eudyptes according to D. B. Thomas et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Eudyptes calauina, Eudyptes chrysocome, Eudyptes chrysolophus, Eudyptes moseleyi, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Eudyptes robustus, Eudyptes schlegeli, Eudyptes sclateri, Eudyptes warhami
Type specimen: NMNZ S.046318, a partial skeleton (cranium, mandible, seven vertebrae, sternum, left coracoid, right coracoid, right humerus, right scapula, right ulna, right radius). Its type locality is Q21/f0002, nearby, which is in a Waipipian marine horizon in the Tangahoe Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Q21/f0002, nearby
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.