Aves - Sphenisciformes

Full reference: T. Ando, J. Robinson, C. Loch, T. Nakahara, S. Hayashi, M. D. Richards, and R. E. Fordyce. 2024. A new tiny fossil penguin from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand and the morphofunctional transition of the penguin wing. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1-22

Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to T. Ando et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis

Subtaxa: Pakudyptes hakataramea

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hakataramea Quarry (Oligocene of New Zealand)

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