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A new giant penguin species was discovered when a group of children citizen-scientists came across a huge fossil.
Scientists have identified a new species of giant penguin from fossils discovered in New Zealand.
The emperor penguin is an impressive bird – but it would have been relatively small in comparison with some of the giant penguins that lived in the distant past. In a paper published today we ...
The gigantic fossilized penguin bones discovered on the South Island of New Zealand are a "startling" find, scientists said.
A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new species in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology by Massey University researchers.
The remains of a "monster" penguin have been found in New Zealand, according to researchers. The new giant species was identified from fossils found in Waipara, North Canterbury. The bird ...
A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater.
Archaeologists in New Zealand have recently uncovered nine new penguin specimens from the Paleocene Epoch, which occurred between 66 million years ago and 56 million years ago. Researchers have ...
The emperor penguin is an impressive bird – but it would have been relatively small in comparison with some of the giant penguins that lived in the distant past.
Giant penguin fossil found by palaeontologists in New Zealand Discovery provides clues about the evolution of the large diving birds ...
New species of an ancient giant penguin was nearly 6 feet tall and weighed about 220 pounds.
March of the giant penguins! A 27-million-year-old fossil of the largest penguin ever known has been found in New Zealand. Standing at about 5 feet, the penguin likely weighed 130 pounds and ...