†Aptenodytes ridgeni Simpson 1972 (penguin)
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Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1972. Pliocene penguins from North Canterbury, New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 9(2):159-182
Belongs to Aptenodytes according to G. G. Simpson 1972
See also Fordyce 1991
Sister taxa: Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Type specimen: CM AV 22632, a set of postcrania
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Motunau (Quaternary of New Zealand)
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