Eudyptula wilsonae

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Eudyptula wilsonae
Temporal range: Piacenzian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Eudyptula
Species:
E. wilsonae
Binomial name
Eudyptula wilsonae
Thomas et. al., 2023

Eudyptula wilsonae is an extinct species of Eudyptula that lived in New Zealand during the Piacenzian stage. [1]

References

  1. Thomas, Daniel B.; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Marx, Felix G.; Ksepka, Daniel T. (May 2023). "Pliocene fossils support a New Zealand origin for the smallest extant penguins". Journal of Paleontology . 97 (3): 711–721. Bibcode:2023JPal...97..711T. doi:10.1017/jpa.2023.30. ISSN   0022-3360 . Retrieved 16 December 2024 via Cambridge Core.