†Nucleornis insolitus Simpson 1979 (penguin)
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Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1979. Tertiary penguins from the Duinefontein site, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 79(1):1-7
Belongs to Nucleornis according to G. G. Simpson 1979
See also Olson 1985
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SAM-PQ-MBD4, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, which is in a Zanclean paralic sandstone in the Varswater Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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