†Eudyptula wilsonae Thomas et al. 2023 (penguin)
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Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: D. B. Thomas, A. J. D. Tennyson, F. G. Marx and D. T. Ksepka. 2023. Pliocene fossils support a New Zealand origin for the smallest extant penguins. Journal of Paleontology
Belongs to Eudyptula according to D. B. Thomas et al. 2023
Sister taxon: Eudyptula minor
Type specimen: NMNZ S.048854, a partial skull. 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
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