Palaeospheniscus wimani

Palaeospheniscus wimani
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Deseadan-Colhuehuapian)
~23.03–20.43 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: †Palaeospheniscus
Species:
†P. wimani
Binomial name
†Palaeospheniscus wimani
Synonyms
  • Perispheniscus wimani
    Ameghino 1905
  • Palaeospheniscus robustus
    (partim) Simpson 1946

The extinct penguin Palaeospheniscus wimani is a member of the genus Palaeospheniscus, which belonged to the prehistoric subfamily Palaeospheniscinae. It was the largest member of its genus, being just as large as the Magellanic penguin of today (to which it is quite unrelated).