Kumimanu Illustration by Mark Witton (IMAGE)

Canterbury Museum

Kumimanu Illustration by Mark Witton

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The giant penguins, like these Kumimanu, that lived in Aotearoa New Zealand around 60 million years ago bore a striking resemblance to some plotopterids.

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Mark Witton

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