Sequiwaimanu
Sequiwaimanu is an extinct genus of early penguin. The type species, Sequiwaimanu rosieae, was named and described by Gerald Mayr in 2018.[1]
| Sequiwaimanu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Genus: | †Sequiwaimanu Mayr et al., 2018 |
| Species: | †S. rosieae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sequiwaimanu rosieae Mayr et al., 2018 | |
Fourth penguin species to be discovered from the Waipara Greensand in New Zealand, which held two species that were assigned to the taxon Waimanu. Also this penguin had leg bones of an unnamed giant penguin.
See also
References
- Gerald Mayr; Vanesa L. De Pietri; Leigh Love; Al A. Mannering; R. Paul Scofield (2018). "A well-preserved new mid-Paleocene penguin (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Waipara Greensand in New Zealand". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Online edition (6): e1398169. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1398169.
2. Gerald Mayr; Vanesa L. De Pietri; Leigh Love; Al A. Mannering; R. Paul Scofield (2018). "A well-preserved new mid-Paleocene penguin (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Waipara Greensand in New Zealand". BioOne COMPLETE. 1 November 2017.
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