Palaeospheniscus bilocular

Palaeospheniscus bilocular is a species of fossil penguins in the genus Palaeospheniscus.[1] The species was named after two characteristic humeri (AMNH 3341 and 3346) (Simpson 1946) from the Early Miocene Gaiman Formation which were found near Gaiman in Chubut Province, Argentina. It was the size of a small gentoo penguin.

Palaeospheniscus bilocular
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian-Friasian)
~20.43–15.97 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: †Palaeospheniscus
Species:
†P. bilocular
Binomial name
†Palaeospheniscus bilocular
Simpson 1970
Synonyms
  • Chubutodyptes biloculata Simpson 1970

In 2007, P. biloculata was moved to the genus from Chubutodyptes, the species becoming P. bilocular.

References
  1. Palaeospheniscus bilocular at Fossilworks.org

Further reading
  • 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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