Crossvallia

Crossvallia
Temporal range: Late Paleocene
~55 Ma
↓
restoration of C. unienwillia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: †Crossvallia
Tambussi et al. 2005
Species

†Crossvallia unienwillia (type) (fossil) †?Crossvallia waiparensis (fossil)

Crossvallia is an extinct genus of penguins. It includes two species, C. unienwillia and ?C. waiparensis. Their anatomy suggests that the genus is closely related to the Anthropornithinae.[1]

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