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The Prehistoric Penguin Thread
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20-11-2012 11:28pm#1
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Its on the news already:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/prehistoric-penguins-dwarfed-modern-man_812433.html
The penguins in the pic are not the ones the article talks about tho.
How many of u are as tall as this penguin?
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Partial skeleton of a Delphinornis penguin found in Antarctica:
https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2019/2574-skeleton-of-an-eocene-penguin
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Fossilized skin (actual skin, not impressions) from the wing a giant Palaeeudyptes penguin from Eocene Antarctica!!
An articulated wing belonging to Palaeeudyptes gunnari containing mineralized skin was found in Lutetian (middle Eocene) sediments from Seymour Island, Antarctica. It shows the connective tissues, morphology and density of the feather follicles, and a groove pattern left by the feather calami resting on the skin. Analysis of the preserved surfaces indicates a composition of calcium phosphate. This is the most complete and only articulated wing described for this species and represents the first record of a neornithine bird preserving threeâdimensional integument. Plumage density of the wing MLP 14âIâ10â22, estimated by counting the follicles under a stereoscopic microscope, is lower than that of the modern Emperor penguin.
Palaeeudyptes is the genus that includes the largest currently known penguin species- P. klekowskii which stood up to 2 m tall and weighed around 115 kg.0 -
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Skull of a prehistoric spear-billed penguin, Sequiwaimanu rosieae:
https://fossilpenguins.wordpress.com/2020/01/20/an-ancient-penguin-skull/
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