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Palaeospheniscus wimani
| Palaeospheniscus wimani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeospheniscus |
| Species: | †P. wimani
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| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeospheniscus wimani Ameghino 1905
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| Synonyms | |
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).
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