Reptilia - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 39720

Synonym: Tasidyptes van Tets and O'Connor 1983 (taxon 255212)

Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Aptenodytes, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Crossvallia, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis

Subtaxa: Eudyptes chrysocome, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Eudyptes schlegeli

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore