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

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Kairuku waewaeroa was hardly the only massive bird of its time, as New Zealand was once home to giant parrots, eagles, moa, and even bigger penguins. But without the students’ citizen science ...

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 ...