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Crossvallia

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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.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderSphenisciformes
  5. FamilySpheniscidae

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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.

==Taxonomy== Order Sphenisciformes Family Spheniscidae 'Genus Crossvallia''' † C. unienwillia † Tambussi et al., 2005 C. waiparensis † Mayr et al., 2019

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