A new species of giant penguin – about 1.6 metres tall – has been identified from fossils found in Waipara, North Canterbury.

Dr. Paul Scofield, senior curator natural history at Canterbury Museum, holds the fossil, a tibiotarsus, top, next to
 a similar bone of an Emperor Penguin in Christchurch, New Zealand. Scientists in New Zealand say they’ve
found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about…

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Source: archeo