Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Alternative spelling: Insuza
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1975. Notes on variation in penguins and on fossil penguins from the Pliocene of Langebaanweg, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 69(4):59-72
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to S. L. Olson 1985
See also Carroll 1988 and Simpson 1975
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Aptenodytes, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Madrynornis, Marambiornopsis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Inguza predemersus
Type: Spheniscus predemersus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of South Africa (3 collections)
• Miocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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