†Arthrodytes andrewsi Ameghino 1901 (penguin)
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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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