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''Palaeospheniscus bergi'' is a species of the extinct penguin genus ''Palaeospheniscus''. It stood about 60–75 cm high in life, or somewhat smaller on average than the extant African penguin. Many bones referrable to this species have been recovered from the Early Miocene Patagonian Molasse Formation. Known localities are Trelew in Chubut Province and Puerto San Julián in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The species is named for Carlos Berg, a member of the La Plata Museum of Natural Sciences staff at the time when Moreno worked there. Some recent researchers have considered ''Palaeospheniscus gracilis'' a synonym of this species. ==Taxonomy== Bones of this species were described as no less than 6 "species" (including the correct one) from 3 "genera" by Florentino Ameghino in a single publication. The synonyms are as follows: *''Palaeospheniscus bergii'' (''lapsus'') Ameghino, 1891 *''Paraspheniscus bergi'' Ameghino, 1905 *''Palaeospheniscus planus'' Ameghino, 1905 *''Palaeospheniscus rothi'' Ameghino, 1905 *''Pseudospheniscus interplanus'' Ameghino, 1905 *''Pseudospheniscus planus'' Ameghino, 1905 *''Pseudospheniscus concavus'' Ameghino, 1905 *''Pseudospheniscus convexus'' Ameghino, 1905 Either ''Pseudospheniscus interplanus'' or ''P. planus'', as well as either ''Pseudospheniscus concavus'' or ''P. convexus'', are a ''lapsus'' too. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palaeospheniscus bergi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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