giant penguin

Palaeeudyptinae
パレユーディプテス亜科
ジャイアントペンギン

Palaeeudyptinae, the giant penguins, are an extinct subfamily of penguins known to have existed from the mid-Eocene into the late Oligocene and possibly into the Miocene. Some of its members, such as Anthropornis and Pachydyptes, are some of the largest penguin species ever known.

Species

  • Palaeeudyptes
    • Palaeeudyptes antarcticus
    • Palaeeudyptes gunnari
    • Palaeeudyptes marplesi
    • Palaeeudyptes klekowskii
  • Archaeospheniscus
    • Archaeospheniscus lowei
    • Archaeospheniscus lopdelli
    • Archaeospheniscus wimani
  • Anthropornis
    • Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi
    • Anthropornis grandis
  • Pachydyptes ponderosus
  • Platydyptes
    • Platydyptes marplesi
    • Platydyptes novaezealandiae
    • Platydyptes amiesi
  • Anthropodyptes gilli (?)

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