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Palaeeudyptinae, the giant penguins, are an extinct subfamily of penguins known to have existed from the mid-Eocene into the late Oligocene and possibly into the Miocene. Some of its members, such as Anthropornis and Pachydyptes, are some of the largest penguin species ever known.

Species


* Palaeeudyptes

** Palaeeudyptes antarcticus

** Palaeeudyptes gunnari

** Palaeeudyptes marplesi

** Palaeeudyptes klekowskii

* Archaeospheniscus

** Archaeospheniscus lowei

** Archaeospheniscus lopdelli

** Archaeospheniscus wimani

* Anthropornis

** Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi

** Anthropornis grandis

* Pachydyptes ponderosus

* Platydyptes

** Platydyptes marplesi

** Platydyptes novaezealandiae

** Platydyptes amiesi

* Anthropodyptes gilli (?)

See also


* Emperor penguin

* Giant Penguin (Kemono Friends)

* Palaeeudyptinae