Full reference: K. E. Slack, C. M. Jones, T. Ando, G. L. Harrison, R. E. Fordyce, U. Arnason, and D. Penny. 2006. Early penguin fossils, plus mitochondrial genomes, calibrate avian evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution 23(6):1144-1155
Belongs to Waimanu according to G. Mayr et al. 2017
See also Mayr 2009 and Slack et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CM zfa35, a partial skeleton (associated part skeleton with right tibiotarsus, proximal fibula, tarsometatarsus, and pelvis with synsacrum and four caudal vertebrae). Its type locality is Waipara River M34/f453, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian coastal horizon in the Waipara Greensand Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Waipara River M34/f453
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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