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†Waimanu Jones et al. 2006 (penguin)

Aves - Sphenisciformes

Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to G. Mayr et al. 2017

See also Mayr 2009 and Slack et al. 2006

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

Subtaxa: Waimanu manneringi

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Type: Waimanu manneringi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Waipara River M34/f453 (Paleocene to Paleocene of New Zealand)

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