Palaeospheniscus biloculatus
| Paleospheniscus Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
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| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Subfamily: | Palaeospheniscinae |
| Genus: | Palaeospheniscus |
| Species: | P. biloculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paleospheniscus biloculatus (Simpson, 1970) | |
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Paleospheniscus biloculatus was named after two characteristic humeri (AMNH 3341 and 3346) (Simpson 1946) from the Early Miocene Patagonian Molasse Formation which were found near Gaiman in Chubut Province, Argentina. It was the size of a small gentoo penguin.
In 2007 P. biloculatus was moved to the genus from Chubutodyptes, the species becoming P. biloculatus.
References
- Simpson, George Gaylord (1946): Fossil penguins. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 87: 7-99. PDF fulltext
- Simpson, George Gaylord (1970): Miocene penguins from Victoria, Australia, and Chubut, Argentina. Mem. Nat. Mus. Victoria 31: 17-24.
- Simpson, George Gaylord (1972): Conspectus of Patagonian fossil penguins. American Museum Novitates 2488: 1-37. PDF fulltext
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