​Fossilised long-legged giant penguin identified as new species

A modern-day emperor penguin. The prehistoric penguin found in 2006 in Waikato, New Zealand, was much larger. Photograph: Mark Mitchell/AP

A modern-day emperor penguin. The prehistoric penguin found in 2006 in Waikato, New Zealand, was much larger. Photograph: Mark Mitchell/AP

source https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/16/fossilised-long-legged-giant-penguin-identified-as-new-species