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, Pakudyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Perudyptes, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis
Subtaxa: Kumimanu biceae Kumimanu fordycei
Type: Kumimanu biceae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hampden Beach (Paleocene of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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