Pseudaptenodytes
Pseudaptenodytes Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Sphenisciformes |
Family: | Spheniscidae |
Genus: | †Pseudaptenodytes Simpson, 1970 |
Species | |
(type) |
The extinct penguin genus Pseudaptenodytes contains the type species P. macraei; smaller bones have been assigned to P. minor, although it is not certain whether they are really from a different species or simply of younger individuals; both taxa are known by an insufficient selection of bones. The fossils of Pseudaptenodytes have been found in deposits in Victoria (Australia) which are of Late Miocene or Early Pliocene age.
References[]
- Simpson, George Gaylord (1970): Miocene penguins from Victoria, Australia, and Chubut, Argentina. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 31: 17–23.
Categories:
- Bird genera
- Extinct penguins
- Cenozoic birds
- Spheniscidae
- Fossil taxa described in 1970
- Prehistoric birds of Australia
- Prehistoric bird stubs