Aptenodytes Miller 1778 (penguin)
Reptilia - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39713
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Crossvallia, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes patagonicus, Aptenodytes ridgeni
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore