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The Basal Penguin (Aves: Sphenisciformes) Perudyptes Devriesi And A Phylogenetic Evaluation Of The Penguin Fossil Record

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Ksepka, Daniel T., Clarke, Julia A. (2010): The Basal Penguin (Aves: Sphenisciformes) Perudyptes Devriesi And A Phylogenetic Evaluation Of The Penguin Fossil Record. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (337): 1-77, DOI: 10.1206/653.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/653.1

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