Archaeospheniscus lowei
| Archaeospheniscus lowei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | †Archaeospheniscus |
| Species: | †A. lowei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeospheniscus lowei Marples , 1952 | |
Archaeospheniscus lowei is the
MYA) at Duntroon, New Zealand
.
The species'
binomen was given in honor of Percy Lowe, who researched prehistoric penguins and proposed a theory (now considered erroneous) that these birds were derived from reptiles
independently of the other modern birds.
References
- Marples, Brian J. (1952): Early Tertiary penguins of New Zealand. New Zealand Geol. Surv., Paleont. Bull. 20: 1-66.
- Simpson, George Gaylord (1971): A review of the pre-Pleistocene penguins of New Zealand. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 144: 319–378. PDF fulltext