Reptilia - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae

Synonym: Notodyptes Marples 1953

Full reference: B. J. Marples. 1952. Early Tertiary penguins of New Zealand. New zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 20:1-66

Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to A. Myrcha et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornis, Arthrodytes, Dege, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Eretiscus, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Inguza, Korora, Madrynornis, Marambiornis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Mesetaornis, Nucleornis, Pachydyptes, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeospheniscinae, Palaeospheniscus, Paraptenodytes, Paraptenodytinae, Platydyptes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis, Tonniornis, Wimanornis

Subtaxa: Archaeospheniscus lopdelli, Archaeospheniscus lowei, Archaeospheniscus wimani

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Type: Archaeospheniscus lowei

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore