†Platydyptes novaezealandiae Oliver 1930
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Alternative combination: Pachydyptes novaezealandiae
Full reference: W. R. B. Oliver. 1930. New Zealand Birds
Belongs to Platydyptes according to G. Mayr 2009
See also Brodkorb 1963, Lambrecht 1933, Lowe 1939, Marples 1952, Ovey 1939, Simpson 1946 and Simpson 1971
Sister taxa: Platydyptes amiesi, Platydyptes marplesi
Type specimen: DM 1451, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Oamaru, which is in a Runangan coastal limestone in the Ototara Limestone Formation of New Zealand.
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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