Biology:Delphinornis

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Short description: Extinct genus of penguins

Delphinornis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Middle Miocene
Delphinornis.jpg
Partial skeleton of Delphinoris larseni
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Genus: Delphinornis
Wiman, 1905
Species
  • D. arctowskii
  • D. gracilis
  • D. larseni

Delphinornis is an extinct genus of penguins that lived around the middle Eocene to the middle Miocene in Antarctica.[1][2]

References

  1. "†Delphinornis Wiman 1905 (penguin)". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=39718. 
  2. 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