Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1971. Review of fossil penguins from Seymour Island. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. Biological Sciences 178(1053):357-387
Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2006
See also Carroll 1988 and Simpson 1971
Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu
Subtaxa: Wimanornis seymourensis
Type: Wimanornis seymourensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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