Alternative spelling: Pachdyptes
Full reference: W. R. B. Oliver. 1930. New Zealand Birds
Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2006
See also Brodkorb 1963, Carroll 1988, Jenkins 1974, Lambrecht 1933, Lowe 1939, Marples 1952, Mayr 2009, Park and Fitzgerald 2012, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1946, Simpson 1971 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis
Subtaxa: Pachydyptes ponderosus Pachydyptes simpsoni
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Australia (1 collection), New Zealand (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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