Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Baird 1992, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Simpson 1946, Thomas et al. 2023 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Aptenodytes, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marambiornopsis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Eudyptula minor Eudyptula wilsonae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), New Zealand (9)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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