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Waimanu
Taxonomy
Waimanu was named by Slack et al. (2006) [name attributed to Jones, Ando and Fordyce]. Its type is Waimanu manneringi.
It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Slack et al. (2006), Mayr (2009) and Mayr et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Slack et al. (2006), Mayr (2009) and Mayr et al. (2017).
Species
W. manneringi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Waimanu Slack et al. p. 1145 |
| 2009 | Waimanu Mayr p. 71 |
| 2017 | Waimanu Mayr et al. p. 3 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Mayr et al. 2017 | Distinguished from all other sphenisci- forms in having the shaft of the tarsometatarsus more slender, trochlea metatarsi II more strongly plantarly deflected, and, plantarly, the trochlea metatarsi III tapering proximally rather than its rims being parallel (Fig. 2). |