Alternative combination: Waimanu tuatahi
Full reference: K. E. Slack, C. M. Jones, T. Ando, G. L. Harrison, R. E. Fordyce, U. Arnason, and D. Penny. 2006. Early penguin fossils, plus mitochondrial genomes, calibrate avian evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution 23(6):1144-1155
Belongs to Muriwaimanu according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024
See also Ksepka and Bertelli 2006, Mayr 2009, Mayr et al. 2017, Mayr et al. 2020 and Slack et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: OU 12651, a partial skeleton (associated part skeleton with skull fragments, incomplete mandible, cervical vertebrae, ribs, synsacrum, furcula, coracoids, anterior right scapula, right humer). Its type locality is Waipara River M34/fl138, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine horizon in the Waipara Greensand Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of New Zealand (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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