Arthrodytes andrewsi Ameghino 1901 (penguin)

Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae

Alternative combination: Paraptenodytes andrewsi

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1901. L' age des Formations sedimentaires de Patagonie. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 52:189-197

Belongs to Arthrodytes according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023

See also Acosta Hospitaleche 2005, Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi 2008, Ameghino 1901, Ameghino 1905, Brodkorb 1963, Lambrecht 1933, Simpson 1946 and Simpson 1972

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gran Bajo de San Julian (Miocene of Argentina)

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