Taxonavigation
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dracohors
Superordo: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Classis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Sphenisciformes
Genus: Eretiscus
Species: E. tonnii
Name
Eretiscus Olson, 1986
Synonyms
- Microdytes Simpson, 1981 [nec Microdytes Balfour-Browne, 1949]
- Eretiscus Olson, 1986: 785 [nomen novum pro Microdytes Simpson, 1981]
References
- 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.