New fossil penguins (AVes, Sphenisciformes) from the Oligocene of New Zealand reveal the skeletal plan of stem penguins

D. T. Ksepka, R. E. Fordyce, T. Ando, and C. M. Jones

2012

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(2):235-254

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Kairuku
• Kairuku grebneffi
• Kairuku waitaki

Taxonomy:

• Kairuku belongs to Sphenisciformes - Ksepka et al. (2012)
• Kairuku waitaki belongs to Kairuku - Ksepka et al. (2012)
• Kairuku grebneffi belongs to Kairuku - Ksepka et al. (2012)