†Archaeospheniscus wimani Marples 1953 (penguin)
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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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