The remains of a giant penguin that lived about 40 million years ago, scientists hit – Information Portal 2×2.su

Experts have noted that the 2-meter find no precedent in the history of science

Now the largest emperor penguin grows to 1 4 meters. It weighs barely reaches 46 kg. And imagine that 40 million years ago, the rise of these birds reached two meters, and weight – 115 kg. The remains of one of these penguins found Argentine scientists on the Antarctic island of Seymour.

According bfm.ru, referring to ITAR-TASS, previously the largest ancient penguin who finds experts considered five-foot specimen. So that the current instance has become a precedent in the history of science.

It is known that the remains are well preserved penguin, bird already attributed to a new species with a Latin name Palaeeudyptes klekowskii.