Temporal range: Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian-Friasian) ~20.43–15.97 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Sphenisciformes
Family:
Spheniscidae
Genus:
†Palaeospheniscus
Species:
†P. gracilis
Binomial name
†Palaeospheniscus gracilis
Ameghino 1899
Synonyms
Palaeospheniscus nereius Ameghino 1901
Neculus rothi Ameghino 1905
Paraspheniscus nereius Ameghino 1905
Palaeospheniscus medianus Ameghino 1905
Palaeospheniscus gracilis is a species of the extinct penguin genus Palaeospheniscus. It is the smallest species of its genus, with a height of 40 to 60 centimetres (16 to 24 in). Average individuals, thus, were about the size of the Galapagos penguin.
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