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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