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Perudyptes devriesi
Taxonomy
Perudyptes devriesi was named by Clarke et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MUSM 889, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Perdida, which is in a Lutetian marginal marine sandstone in the Paracas Formation of Peru.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Perudyptes devriesi Clarke et al. p. 11545 |
| 2008 | Perudyptes devriesi Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi p. 124 |
| 2010 | Perudyptes devriesi Ksepka and Clarke p. 7 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Perudyptes devriesi Clarke et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. Acosta Hospitaleche and C. Tambussi 2008 | Processus postorbitalis anteroventrally directed, marked anterior expansion of the rostrum paras- phenoidalis; posterior ridge forming the sulcus scapulot- ricipitalis of the humerus distally projected to the middle ridge, femur with a convex articular surface for the antitro- chanter (Clarke et al., 2007). |
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||