Full reference: G. Mayr, V. L. De Pietri, L. Love, A. Mannering, and R. P. Scofield. 2020. Leg bones of a new penguin species from the Waipara Greensand add to the diversity of very large-sized Sphenisciformes in the Paleocene of New Zealand. Alcheringa 44(1):194-201
Belongs to Crossvallia according to G. Mayr et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Crossvallia unienwillia
Type specimen: CM 2018.23.9, a set of limb elements (distal end of the left femur, both tibiotarsi, the right tarsometatarsus, and a pedal phalanx). Its type locality is Site 2, Waipara River, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in the Waipara Greensand Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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