Aptenodytes ridgeni
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Ridgen's Penguin (Aptenodytes ridgeni) is an extinct species of penguin from the Early (possibly Late) Pliocene of New Zealand. It was intermediate in size between its living congeners, standing an estimated 90-100 cm tall.
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