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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Waimanu is a genus of early Penguin which lived soon after the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. Its discovery helped support the idea that the radiation of the Neoaves (including most modern birds) either took place before the extinction of the dinosaurs, or that it must have been extremely rapid in geological terms. DNA-studies, e.g. the extensive one by Hackett and colleagues, seem to indicate the latter. While it was a very early member of the sphenisciformes (the order that included modern Penguins), Waimanu was flightless like all modern penguins. Though its wing bones do not show the extreme specializations modern penguins have for an aquatic lifestyle, it does seem adapted for wing-propelled diving, and may have resembled a flightless Loon in body shape and maybe the Great Auk in its manner of locomotion. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lambert M. Surhone , Miriam T. Timpledon , Susan F. MarsekenPublisher: VDM Publishing House Imprint: VDM Publishing House Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.216kg ISBN: 9786131091469ISBN 10: 6131091463 Pages: 140 Publication Date: 01 August 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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