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Nucleornis
Taxonomy
Nucleornis was named by Simpson (1979). Its type is Nucleornis insolitus.
It was assigned to Spheniscidae by Simpson (1979), Olson (1985) and Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Spheniscidae by Simpson (1979), Olson (1985) and Carroll (1988).
Species
N. insolitus (type species)
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |