Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1963. Catalogue of fossil birds. Part 1 (Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 7(4):179-293
Belongs to Palaeeudyptes according to C. Acosta Hospitaleche and M. Reguero 2010
See also Brodkorb 1963, Fordyce 1991, Mayr 2009 and Simpson 1971
Sister taxa: Palaeeudyptes antarcticus, Palaeeudyptes gunnari, Palaeeudyptes klekowskii
Type specimen: OM C.50.25-47, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Burnside, Burnside Marl, which is in a Kaiatan marine marl in the Burnside Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Australia (1 collection), New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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