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Paraptenodytes, the Glossary

Index Paraptenodytes

Paraptenodytes is an extinct genus of penguins which contains two or three species sized between a Magellanic penguin and an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Argentina, Arthrodytes, Chubut Province, Colhuehuapian, Digital object identifier, Emperor penguin, Extinction, Florentino Ameghino, Fossil, Fossilworks, Gaiman Formation, Genus, George Gaylord Simpson, Humerus, Laventan, Magellanic penguin, Miocene, Paraptenodytes, Paraptenodytes brodkorbi, Paraptenodytes robustus, Patagonia, Penguin, Pliocene, Santa Cruz Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Species, Type species.

  2. Fossil taxa described in 1891
  3. Gaiman Formation
  4. Miocene birds of South America
  5. Pliocene birds of South America

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Arthrodytes

Arthrodytes is an extinct genus of penguins which contains a single species, whose remains have been recovered from the San Julian Formation (Late Eocene to Early Oligocene) of Patagonia. Paraptenodytes and Arthrodytes are extinct penguins, fossils of Argentina, Gaiman Formation, Miocene birds of South America, Neogene Argentina and taxa named by Florentino Ameghino.

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Chubut Province

Chubut (Provincia del Chubut,; Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

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Colhuehuapian

The Colhuehuapian age is a period of geologic time (21.0–17.5 Ma) within the Early Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. Paraptenodytes and Colhuehuapian are Neogene Argentina.

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Digital object identifier

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a persistent identifier or handle used to uniquely identify various objects, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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Emperor penguin

The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Florentino Ameghino

Florentino Ameghino (born Giovanni Battista Fiorino Giuseppe Ameghino; September 19, 1853 – August 6, 1911) was an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist, whose fossil discoveries on the Argentine Pampas, especially on Patagonia, rank with those made in the western United States during the late 19th century. Paraptenodytes and Florentino Ameghino are taxa named by Florentino Ameghino.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Fossilworks

Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database, a large relational database assembled by hundreds of paleontologists from around the world.

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Gaiman Formation

The Gaiman Formation (Formación Gaiman), in older literature also referred to as Patagonian Marine Formation (Formación Patagonia Marino, Patagoniense), is a fossiliferous geologic formation of the Peninsula Valdés Basin in the eastern Chubut Province of northwestern Patagonia, eastern Argentina. Paraptenodytes and Gaiman Formation are Colhuehuapian and Neogene Argentina.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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George Gaylord Simpson

George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902 – October 6, 1984) was an American paleontologist.

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Humerus

The humerus (humeri) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.

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Laventan

The Laventan (Laventense) age is a period of geologic time (13.8 to 11.8 Ma) within the Middle Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America.

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Magellanic penguin

The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally seen as far north as Espírito Santo.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Paraptenodytes

Paraptenodytes is an extinct genus of penguins which contains two or three species sized between a Magellanic penguin and an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). Paraptenodytes and Paraptenodytes are Colhuehuapian, Colloncuran, extinct penguins, fossil taxa described in 1891, fossils of Argentina, Friasian, Gaiman Formation, Laventan, Miocene birds of South America, Neogene Argentina, Pliocene birds of South America, Santacrucian and taxa named by Florentino Ameghino.

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Paraptenodytes brodkorbi

Paraptenodytes brodkorbi is a proposed, but possibly invalid, species of extinct penguin in the genus Paraptenodytes. Paraptenodytes and Paraptenodytes brodkorbi are Colhuehuapian, extinct penguins, fossils of Argentina, Friasian, Miocene birds of South America, Neogene Argentina and Santacrucian.

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Paraptenodytes robustus

Paraptenodytes robustus is a species of the extinct penguin genus Paraptenodytes, which is known from fossils. Paraptenodytes and Paraptenodytes robustus are Colhuehuapian, extinct penguins, fossils of Argentina, Gaiman Formation, Miocene birds of South America, Neogene Argentina, Santacrucian and taxa named by Florentino Ameghino.

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Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.

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Penguin

Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae of the order Sphenisciformes.

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Pliocene

The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.

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Santa Cruz Formation

The Santa Cruz Formation is a geological formation in the Magallanes/Austral Basin in southern Patagonia in Argentina and in adjacent areas of Chile. Paraptenodytes and Santa Cruz Formation are Friasian, Neogene Argentina and Santacrucian.

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Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

Santa Cruz Province (Provincia de Santa Cruz,, "Holy Cross") is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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See also

Fossil taxa described in 1891

Gaiman Formation

Miocene birds of South America

Pliocene birds of South America

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraptenodytes

Also known as Paraptenodytes antarcticus.