Redescription and Phylogenetic Position of the Early Miocene Penguin Paraptenodytes antarcticus from Patagonia

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Bertelli, Sara, Giannini, Norberto P., Ksepka, Daniel T. (2006): Redescription and Phylogenetic Position of the Early Miocene Penguin Paraptenodytes antarcticus from Patagonia. American Museum Novitates 3525 (1): 1-36, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3525[1:RAPPOT]2.0.CO;2, URL: bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2006)3525%5B1%3ARAPPOT%5D2.0.CO%3B2 ABSTRACT Paraptenodytes antarcticus is one of the best-known and most complete fossil penguins.

This taxon is so distinctive that it has traditionally been classified in its own subfamily (Sphenisciformes: Paraptenodytinae) separate from all living penguins (Spheniscinae). The well-preserved partial skull of P. antarcticus is one of our richest sources of data on early penguin cranial morphology. We provide an updated description of the skull of P. antarcticus in a comparative context and use this information to explore the phylogenetic relationships of this taxon.