Kumimanu biceae Mayr et al. 2017
Systematics: Aves Sphenisciformes
Size: 1.7 m long, 1.5 m tall
Type Horizon and Locality: Late Paleocene, Moeraki Formation, Otago, New Zealand
Type Specimen: MNSZ S.45877, partial skeleton
The largest known penguin.
January 6, 2018
References:
Mayr, G., Scofield, R. P., De Pietri, V. L., & Tennyson, A. J. (2017). A Paleocene penguin from New Zealand substantiates multiple origins of gigantism in fossil Sphenisciformes. Nature communications, 8(1), 1927.
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