Kumimanu Mayr et al. 2017 (penguin)

Aves - Sphenisciformes

Full reference: G. Mayr, R. P. Scofield, V. L. De Pietri and A. J. D. Tennyson. 2017. A Paleocene penguin from New Zealand substantiates multiple origins of gigantism in fossil Sphenisciformes. Nature Communications 8:1927

Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2023

See also Mayr et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis

Subtaxa: Kumimanu biceae Kumimanu fordycei

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Type: Kumimanu biceae

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hampden Beach (Paleocene of New Zealand)

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