†Pachydyptes simpsoni Jenkins 1974 (penguin)
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Full reference: R. J. F. Jenkins. 1974. A new giant penguin from the Eocene of Australia. Palaeontology 17(2):291-310
Belongs to Pachydyptes according to T. H. Worthy and J. M. T. Nguyen 2020
See also Jenkins 1974, Jenkins 1985 and Park and Fitzgerald 2012
Sister taxon: Pachydyptes ponderosus
Type specimen: P.14157a-g, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Southern end of Blanche Point, which is in a Priabonian deep subtidal ramp marl in the Blanche Point Formation of Australia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Southern end of Blanche Point
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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