Palaeospheniscus Moreno and Mercerat 1891 (penguin)

Aves - Sphenisciformes

Synonyms: Chubutodyptes Simpson 1970, Paraspheniscus Ameghino 1905, Perispheniscus Ameghino 1905, Pseudospheniscus Ameghino 1905, Treleudytes Ameghino 1905

Full reference: F. P. Moreno and A. Mercerat. 1891. Catálogo de los pájaros fósiles de la República Argentina conservados en el Museo de La Plata [Catalogue of the fossil birds from the Argentine Republic housed in the Museo de La Plata]. Anales del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología Argentina 1:7-71

Parent taxon: Palaeospheniscinae according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2006

See also Acosta Hospitaleche 2007, Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2008, Acosta Hospitaleche and Picasso 2022, Acosta Hospitaleche and Stucchi 2005, Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi 2008, Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1905, Brodkorb 1963, Brodkorb 1964, Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Marples 1960, Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Olson 1985, Simpson 1946, Simpson 1970, Simpson 1972 and Tambussi et al. 2023

Sister taxon: Eretiscus

Subtaxa: Chubutodyptes biloculata Palaeospheniscus bergi Palaeospheniscus biloculata Palaeospheniscus huxleyorum Palaeospheniscus patagonicus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of South Africa (2 collections)

• Miocene of Argentina (9), Peru (1)

Total: 12 collections including 22 occurrences

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