Pygoscelis tyreei

Extinct species of bird

Pygoscelis tyreei

Temporal range: Late Pliocene

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Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Clade:  | Dinosauria
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Sphenisciformes
Family:  | Spheniscidae
Genus:  | Pygoscelis
Species:  |

P. tyreei

Binomial name
Pygoscelis tyreei

Simpson, 1972

Pygoscelis tyreei, also referred to as Tyree's penguin, is an extinct species of penguin from New Zealand. It was slightly smaller than the extant gentoo penguin, standing 70 to 80 cm high. Of Late Pliocene age, it is known only from fossil remains collected from Motunau Beach, North Canterbury.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gill, B.J. (Convener of OSNZ Checklist Committee); et al. (2010). Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Fourth edition. Wellington: Te PaPa Press in association with the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. p. 330\. ISBN 978-1-877385-59-9.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q2892165
* Wikispecies: Pygoscelis tyreei
* Fossilworks: 106248
* GBIF: 4844786
* IRMNG: 10744780
* NZBO: tyrees-penguin
* NZOR: dcc01ef3-1188-4fda-9510-aad4da7a80a2

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