Pseudaptenodytes Temporal range:Late Miocene–Early Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Sphenisciformes
Family:	Spheniscidae
Genus:	†Pseudaptenodytes Simpson, 1970
Species
Pseudaptenodytes macraei(type) Pseudaptenodytes minor(disputed)

TheextinctpenguingenusPseudaptenodytes contains the type speciesP. macraei; smaller bones have been assigned toP. minor, although it is not certain whether they are really from a different species or simply of younger individuals; both taxa are known by an insufficient selection of bones. Thefossils ofPseudaptenodytes have been found in deposits inVictoria (Australia) which are of LateMiocene or EarlyPliocene age.

• Simpson, George Gaylord (1970): Miocene penguins from Victoria, Australia, and Chubut, Argentina.Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria31: 17–23.

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