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Delphinornis

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Extinct genus of penguins

Delphinornis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Middle Miocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Partial skeleton of Delphinoris larseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

References

  1. "†Delphinornis Wiman 1905 (penguin)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  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" (PDF). Polish Polar Research. 23 (1): 5–46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
Genera of penguins, petrels, and albatrosses and their extinct allies
Sphenisciformes
incertae sedis
Spheniscidae
Palaeospheniscinae
Paraptenodytinae
"Palaeeudyptinae"
Spheniscinae
Icadyptes salasi
Procellariiformes
incertae sedis
Diomedeoididae
Marinavidae
Tytthostonychidae
Diomedeidae
Oceanitidae
Hydrobatidae
Procellariidae
Pterodroma caribbaea
Taxon identifiers
Delphinornis


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