Newly revealed fossils of four new ancient penguin species highlight how their early evolution optimised wings and feet for powerful underwater propulsion.
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New ancient DNA research on Adélie penguin poo in Antarctica shows how several species respond to environmental change over time, including southern elephant seals.
This newly discovered species is the oldest one known to resemble today’s penguins in both size and leg proportions, unlike its giant co-habitants at the time.
Genetic information extracted from fossil bones of two extinct penguin species shows the geological emergence of islands plays a role in penguin evolution.
Fossilised bones discovered in New Zealand reveal an extinct penguin which may have been the largest to ever live, around the same height as an average man.
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Postdoctoral technician in environmental DNA, Adelaide University
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Professor of Zoology, University of Otago
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