Eretiscus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: incertae sedis
Subfamilia: † Palaeospheniscinae
Genus: †Eretiscus
Species: †E. tonnii
Name
[edit]Eretiscus Olson, 1986: 785, nom. nov.
Synonyms
[edit]- Replaced synonym
- Microdytes Simpson, 1981 [junior homonym of Microdytes Balfour-Browne, 1949]
References
[edit]- Olson, S.L. 1986. A replacement name for the fossil penguin Microdytes Simpson (Aves: Spheniscidae). Journal of paleontology 60(3): 785.
- Simpson, G.G. 1981. Notes on some fossil penguins, including a new genus from Patagonia. Ameghiniana, 18: 266–272.