These Ancient Penguins Weighed A Staggering 340 Pounds!

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An artist's concept of Kumimanu fordycei and Petradyptes stonehousei (Credit:Dr.Simone Giovanardi/ CC-BY-SA-2.0)

An international team of researchers has found the fossilized remains of the largest-known penguin on Earth. The newfound species is thought to have weighed about 340 pounds (154 kg). This is over three times heavier than the largest living species, the emperor penguin. The record previously belonged to a 256-pound (116 kg) penguin that lived in Antarctica about 37 million years ago.

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  • rosie_posie
    rosie_posie2년 이상
    WOW that is SOOOOO heavy!!!! (well, not as heavy as my sister :) )
  • oddgnat
    oddgnat2년 이상
    it almost seems scary to see something this big.
    • iamakid
      iamakid2년 이상
      cool
      • gracefarrell
        gracefarrell2년 이상
        that is SOOOO big
        • rihanna12345
          rihanna123452년 이상
          I want to be a paleontologist when I grow up because I love paleontology and dinosaurs and fossils!
          • rihanna12345
            rihanna123452년 이상
            I love paleontology I want to be a paleontologist when I grow up!
            • zedinuho-168200127421
              zedinuho-1682001274212년 이상
              omg
              • frogger1813
                frogger18132년 이상
                These are very big penguins. They should take my friend to a penguin exisbit cause she laughs and acts like a penguin!
              • iceyqueen
                iceyqueen2년 이상
                OMG! That is so big compared to the penguins we have today!
                • pfcsoccer
                  pfcsoccer2년 이상
                  I am very interested in extinct species because they might have been similar to some animals today