Full reference: R. E. Fordyce and D. B. Thomas. 2011. Kaiika maxwelli, a new Early Eocene archaic penguin (Sphenisciformes, Aves) from Waihao Valley, South Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 54(1):43-51
Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to R. E. Fordyce and D. B. Thomas 2011
Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis
Subtaxa: Kaiika maxwelli
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at J40/f223 - Waihao River floodplain [Kauru Fm] (Eocene to Eocene of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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