Scientists have found the fossilized remains of a prehistoric giant penguin unlike any other deep in the craggy coastlines of ...

"I believe that Kumimanu is close to the upper limit of a flightless seabird and I do not expect substantially larger ...

Fossils unearthed in New Zealand reveal Kumimanu fordycei, a giant penguin species from the Paleocene epoch, weighing around 350 pounds. This discover ...

Scientists unearthed a 57-million-year-old giant penguin in New Zealand that once ruled the seas This recently discovered species, Kumimanu fordycei, weighed 154 kilograms and is thought to have ...

Science Alert - School kids in New Zealand discovered a giant penguin fossil with long legs Taylor & Francis - Giant Waikato penguin: school kids discover new species ...

A new species of fossil penguin discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand has been revealed to be a possible ancestor of the kororā little penguin, the smallest living penguin. New research led by Dr Daniel ...

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 ...

Paleontologists have discovered gigantic fossilized penguin bones on the coast of New Zealand, according to a study published in the Journal of Paleontology.Only a few bones were found, but it was ...

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 ...

Researchers in New Zealand have unearthed fossils from two previously unknown ancient penguin species. One of the new species is the largest penguin ever discovered. When you purchase through ...

An artist’s concept of Kumimanu and Petradyptes penguins on an ancient New Zealand beach. The larger of the two weighed almost 350 pounds and is the heaviest penguin known to science.

During a fossil-hunting excursion in January 2006, members of the Hamilton Junior Naturalist Club came across a major discovery in Waikato, New Zealand, although it took years to fully understand ...