ancient penguins were as tall as people. We've discovered the species that started the downsizing trend
- Written by Jacob Blokland, Palaeontology PhD Candidate and Casual Academic, Flinders University
The newly discovered _Kupoupou stilwelli_ would have once swam in the waters around Chatham Island near New Zealand.Illustration by Jacob Blokland, Author providedA new species of extinct penguin has been discovered. It’s helping us bridge the gap between modern penguins and their counterparts from the Paleocene epoch - the 10-million-year...





