Scientists in New Zealand say they've found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of an adult human and swam the oceans some 60 million years ago.
Scientists in New Zealand said Wednesday they've found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of an adult human and swam the oceans some 60 million years ago.
"The oceans were ripe for the picking with the lack of mega predators," Scofield said."It looks like what was going on was that penguins were just starting to exploit that niche." Scofield said the leg bones indicated the monster penguin's feet may have played a bigger role in swimming than is the case with penguins today.
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