†Crossvallia unienwillia Tambussi et al. 2005 (penguin)
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Full reference: C. P. Tambussi, M. A. Reguero, S. A. Marenssi and S. N. Santillana. 2005. Crossvallia unienwillia, a new Spheniscidae (Sphenisciformes, Aves) from the Late Paleocene of Antarctica. Geobios 38(5):667-675
Belongs to Crossvallia according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2005
See also Chavez 2007 and Jadwiszczak et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Crossvallia waiparensis
Type specimen: MLP 00-I-10-1, a set of postcrania (right humerus). Its type locality is Cross Valley, which is in a Paleocene marginal marine mudstone in the Cross Valley Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cross Valley
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