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Bones of penguin the size of a man discovered in New Zealand

The fossilised remains of a 16 stone penguin that grew as big as a man have been dug up on the New Zealand coast. Named Kumimanu biceae, the giant animal stood at five feet eight inches and dates ... read more

Giant penguin fossil shows 'monster-bird' that used to roam the earth - USA TODAY

Only a few bones were found, but it was enough for scientists to determine their size. The penguin species, named Kumimanu fordycei, was found in the Otago Region in New Zealand's South Island. read more

Human-size 'monster' penguin species discovered in New Zealand

The penguin was more than 5 feet tall and weighed more than 170 pounds, the statement said. It becomes part of a group of "gigantic, but extinct, New Zealand fauna," including the world's largest ... read more

Fossils of a 340-Pound Giant Penguin Found in New Zealand - Smithsonian Magazine

Alongside the bones of K. fordycei, he found five specimens from a second new species, Petradyptes stonehousei; a fossil from the known giant penguin Kumimanu biceae; and two small humeri from a ... read more

Ancient ‘monster penguin’ is largest ever discovered and weighed as much as a gorilla - The Independent

Scientists have discovered a new “monster” penguin species, which lived 57 million years ago and was three times the size of its predecessors alive today. Weighing nearly 160kg, the same as an ... read more

Researchers In New Zealand Have Identified The Largest Penguin In History

"I believe that Kumimanu is close to the upper limit of a flightless seabird and I do not expect substantially larger penguins to be found." In 2017, paleontologists scouring the cannonball-like ... read more

The Biggest Penguin That Ever Existed Was a ‘Monster Bird’

Alan Tennyson, a paleontologist at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, discovered the supersize seabird’s bones in 2017. They were deposited on a beach in Otago known for large, cannonball ... read more

Fossils paint the picture of gorilla-sized penguins that once roamed New Zealand

Paleontologists have identified 50 million-year-old fossil bones found on a New Zealand beach as the remains of a super-sized early penguin species. These waddling water birds would have likely ... read more

The largest ever penguin species has been discovered in New Zealand

Giant penguins once roamed the seas and beaches of New Zealand over 50 million years ago.. Weighing about the same as a giant panda, and heavier than even the largest bird alive today, Kumimanu ... read more

Massive penguin found on a New Zealand beach is the largest known to have lived, CT researcher says

An artist's reconstruction of two species coming ashore in ancient New Zealand. Kumimanu fordycei is the largest-known fossil penguin. Researchers also reported on another, smaller species of ... read more

Penguins: Largest known ancient species discovered in New Zealand

In order to estimate the size of the new species, the team measured hundreds of modern penguin bones and used flipper bone dimensions to predict weight. They found that the largest flipper bones ... read more

Largest Ever Penguin Fossil Discovered in New Zealand

K. fordycei's size is not the penguin's only surprising detail. According to researchers, K. fordycei sits incredibly close to the root of the modern-day penguin evolution tree. Researchers found one ... read more