Kairuku
Kairuku is an extinct genus of penguin.[1] It contains three species, K. grebneffi, K. waitaki [2] and K. waewaeroa.[3] This taxon is known from bones from 27 MYA (late Oligocene), from the Kokoamu Greensand Formation of New Zealand.[1] It was historically referred to as Palaeeudyptes.[1]
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| Artist's impression of Kairuku | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Genus: | †Kairuku Ksepka, Fordyce, Ando & Jones, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| Kairuku waitaki Ksepka, Fordyce, Ando & Jones, 2012 | |
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See also
References
- Ksepka, Daniel T.; Fordyce, R. Ewan; Ando, Tatsuro; Jones, Craig M. (March 2012). "New fossil penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Oligocene of New Zealand reveal the skeletal plan of stem penguins". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (2): 235–254. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.652051. JSTOR 41515052.
- Giant Prehistoric Penguin was Bigger Than an Emperor | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network
- Giovanardi, Simone; Ksepka, Daniel T.; Thomas, Daniel B. (2021-09-16). "A giant Oligocene fossil penguin from the North Island of New Zealand". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e1953047. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1953047. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10.
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