Palaeospheniscus
Palaeospheniscus is an extinct genus of penguins belonging to the subfamily Palaeospheniscinae. These penguins are apparently not closely related to the modern genus Spheniscus.
| Palaeospheniscus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil skull of Palaeospheniscus from Peru | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Subfamily: | †Palaeospheniscinae |
| Genus: | †Palaeospheniscus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 |
| Synonyms | |
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Neculus Ameghino, 1905 | |
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