Archaeospheniscus wimani Marples 1953 (penguin)

Aves - Sphenisciformes

Alternative combinations: Delphinornis wimani, Notodyptes wimani

Full reference: B. J. Marples. 1953. Fossil penguins form the mid-Tertiary of Seymour Island. Falkland Islands Dependence Survey Scientific Reports 5:1-15

Belongs to Archaeospheniscus according to A. Myrcha et al. 2002

See also Brodkorb 1963, Chavez 2007, Jadwiszczak 2006, Ksepka and Clarke 2010, Marples 1953 and Simpson 1971

Sister taxa: Archaeospheniscus lopdelli, Archaeospheniscus lowei

Type specimen: BM A.3331, a limb element (tarsometatarsus)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Antarctica (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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