such colossi scientists had ever seen
Argentine scientists found on the Antarctic island of Seymour remains of a giant penguin. Growth of poultry reached two meters, and weight – 115 pounds. These birds live on our planet about 40 million years ago, according to ITAR-TASS.
As noted by the Supervisor of Carolina Acosta Ospitaleche, the present finding is unprecedented in the history of science. The well-preserved remains of reach record sizes: still the largest instance of ancient penguin considered five-foot bird.
In the course of evolution have survived species strongly crushed compared with prehistoric ancestors. Today, the growth of the emperor penguin – it is the largest of the existing species – barely reaches the level of 1.4 meters, weight – up to 46 pounds.
A new kind of got the Latin name Palaeeudyptes klekowskii. If you follow these previous studies, in those days, when the giant penguins lived in this part of the Earth, the climate of Antarctica like a modern California.
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