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Pseudaptenodytes macraei

Osteichthyes - Spheniscidae

Taxonomy
Pseudaptenodytes macraei was named by Simpson (1970). Its type specimen is NMV P26668, a limb element (partial left humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Pseudaptenodytes macraei Simpson
1991Pseudaptenodytes macraei Fordyce p. 1176
2010Pseudaptenodytes macraei Harrison and Hooker
2014Pseudaptenodytes macraei Park p. 451 figs. Fig. 2-4
2020Pseudaptenodytes macraei Worthy and Nguyen p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderProcellariimorphae
Sphenisciformes(Sharpe 1891)
familySpheniscidaeBonaparte 1831
genusPseudaptenodytes
speciesmacraei

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.

Pseudaptenodytes macraei Simpson 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Park 2014Shaft robust and sigmoid. Pit for ligament insertion adjacent to the humeral head absent. Humerus size most similar to that of the extant Aptenodytes patagonicus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:40:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:40:01
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Pseudaptenodytes macraei (50364)