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Aptenodytes
Taxonomy
Aptenodytes was named by Miller (1778). It is extant.
It was assigned to Spheniscinae by Simpson (1946); and to Spheniscidae by Carroll (1988), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Spheniscinae by Simpson (1946); and to Spheniscidae by Carroll (1988), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1778 | Aptenodytes Miller |
1946 | Aptenodytes Simpson p. 41 |
1988 | Aptenodytes Carroll |
2014 | Aptenodytes del Hoyo et al. |
2017 | Aptenodytes Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Aptenodytes Miller 1778
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Aptenodytes forsteri Gray 1844 [emperor penguin]
Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller 1778 [king penguin]
†Aptenodytes ridgeni Simpson 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Nukumaruan to the top of the Holocene or 2.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.63 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.63 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Nukumaruan | New Zealand | A. ridgeni (74757) | |
Holocene | Antarctica | A. forsteri (90111 215322) | |
Holocene | Australia (Macquarie Island) | A. patagonicus (194613) |