Biology:Delphinornis
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Short description: Extinct genus of penguins
Delphinornis | |
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Partial skeleton of Delphinoris larseni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Sphenisciformes |
Genus: | †Delphinornis Wiman, 1905 |
Species | |
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Delphinornis is an extinct genus of penguins that lived around the middle Eocene to the middle Miocene in Antarctica.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "†Delphinornis Wiman 1905 (penguin)". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=39718.
- ↑ Myrcha, A.; Jadwiszczak, P.; Tambussi, C.; Noriega, J.; Gazdzicki, A.; Tatur, A.; Del Valle, R. (2002). "Taxonomic Revision of Eocene Antarctic Penguins Based on Tarsometatarsal Morphology". Polish Polar Research 23 (1): 5–46. http://polar.pan.pl/ppr23/ppr23-005.pdf. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
Wikidata ☰ Q65074352 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinornis.
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