Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Spheniscidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Sphenisciformes Subfamily Palaeospheniscinae | |
Scientific name Paleospheniscus biloculatus | ||
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.
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