| Daniadyptes | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Austrodyptornithes |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Genus: | †Daniadyptes Mayr et al.,2025 |
| Species: | †D. primaevus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Daniadyptes primaevus Mayr et al., 2025 | |
Daniadyptes (meaning "Danian diver") is a genus ofextinctpenguins known from thePaleocene (Selandian age)Waipara Greensand of New Zealand. The genus contains asingle species,Daniadyptes primaevus, known from a right humerus and possibly a right tibiotarsus.Phylogenetic analyses placeDaniadyptes as thebasalmost member of the Sphenisciformes.[1]
Daniadyptes is one of many early-diverging sphenisciforms from the Waipara Greensand, all of which represent some of the oldest known penguins in the fossil record. The other named genera includeArchaeodyptes,Muriwaimanu,Sequiwaimanu,Waimanu,Waimanutaha, andWaiparadyptes.[1]
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