Researchers find new, massive penguin fossils in Antarctica

Researchers find new, massive penguin fossils in Antarctica
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New penguin fossils have been found on Antarctica's Seymour Island. The species, Palaeeudyptes klekowskii, lived about 40 million years ago, weighed 250 pounds, and were six-feet, seven-inches tall, according to researchers. That makes them potentially the biggest penguins ever to roam the Earth. Read more about the find at USA Today.

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Laura Colarusso is a freelance journalist based in Boston. She has previously written for Newsweek, The Boston Globe, the Washington Monthly and The Daily Beast.