Now that's one giant penguin: Fossilized bones of 340-pound 'monster bird' discovered in New Zealand

Largest Ever Penguin Fossil Discovered in New Zealand

This discovery reveals new information about this penguin's history on the planet.

Now that's one giant penguin: Fossilized bones of 340-pound 'monster bird' discovered in New Zealand

The gigantic fossilized penguin bones discovered on the South Island of New Zealand are a "startling" find, scientists said.

340-Pound Penguins Once Roamed the Earth. Why Is Life Today So Small?

Sure, we have whales. But giant millipedes are no more.

Fossils paint the picture of gorilla-sized penguins that once roamed New Zealand

Paleontologists have identified 50 million-year-old fossil bones found on a New Zealand beach as the remains of a super-sized early penguin species. These waddling water birds would have likely been about a metre and a half tall and weighed in at 150 kilograms.

Fossilized remains of the largest penguin ever discovered in New Zealand

Scientists discovered the fossilized remains of a penguin roughly the size of a silverback gorilla on a beach in New Zealand. The fossil dated back more than 55 million years

Researchers In New Zealand Just Discovered The Biggest Penguin In History — And It Was A 340-Pound ‘Monster’

Researchers in New Zealand discovered fossils of the Kumimanu fordycei, an ancient penguin that was six feet tall and weighed 340 pounds.