Taxonomic revision of Eocene Antarctic penguins based on tarsometatarsal morphology

A. Myrcha, P. Jadwiszczak, C. P. Tambussi, J. I. Noriega, A. Gazdzicki, A. Tatur, and R. A. del Valle

2002

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Polish Polar Research 23(1):5-46

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Delphinornis arctowskii
• Marambiornis
• Marambiornis exilis
• Mesetaornis
• Mesetaornis polaris
• Palaeeudyptes klekowskii

Taxonomy:

• Pachypteryx belongs to Anthropornis - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Eosphaeniscus belongs to Palaeeudyptes - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Palaeeudyptes antarcticus belongs to Palaeeudyptes - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Palaeeudyptes gunnari belongs to Palaeeudyptes - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Archaeospheniscus belongs to Spheniscidae - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Notodyptes belongs to Archaeospheniscus - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Archaeospheniscus wimani belongs to Archaeospheniscus - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Delphinornis belongs to Spheniscidae - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Delphinornis larseni belongs to Delphinornis - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Mesetaornis belongs to Spheniscidae - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Mesetaornis polaris belongs to Mesetaornis - Myrcha et al. (2002)
• Marambiornis belongs to Spheniscidae - Myrcha et al. (2002)