Scientists in New Zealand say they’ve found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of a human and swam the oceans some 60 million years ago.
They say the previously undiscovered species is believed to have stood about 5 feet 2 and weighed up to 176 pounds. It’s believed to have been one of several species of giant penguins that thrived soon after dinosaurs died out.
Paul Scofield, a coauthor and senior curator at the Canterbury Museum, says the discovery is significant because the species is similar to another giant penguin found in Antarctica and helps connect the two regions during that era.
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