Find the big penguin record
The giant penguin that lived 40 million years ago is about the size of the emperor penguin, with a height of about 2m from the foot to the nose.
The giant penguin that lived 40 million years ago is about the size of the emperor penguin, with a height of about 2m from the foot to the nose.
Paleontologists who have unearthed bone fossils belong to a giant penguin species that lived 37 to 40 million years ago.
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With the height of standing up to 1.6m - 2.02m if including the long nose, Palaeeudyptes klekowskii is the highest penguin species ever known in Earth's history.
According to Dr. Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche of La Plata Museum (Argentina), fossils are found on Seymour Island, belonging to the archipelago chain off the Antarctic Peninsula.
37 - 40 million years ago, the region was much warmer than today, turning this place into a penguin paradise, with about 10 to 14 different species living along the Antarctic coast, according to the report. on New Scientist page.
In addition to the record-breaking height, Palaeeudyptes klekowskii weighs more than 115kg, which is double the average weight of the Emperor penguin.
This huge size allows them to remain in the dive state for at least 40 minutes in the water.
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