narudoll t1_j7uly95 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 3:02 PM Reply to comment by thrwayyup in New species identified, from 3D models of prehistoric penguins’ humongous humerus, may be the largest penguin ever to have lived. ~350-pound ‘Kumimanu fordycei’ weighed as much as an adult gorilla; waded the waters off New Zealand about 60 million years ago by marketrent most likely due to the greater concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere as well as an abundance of space// no environmental pressures to limit growth Permalink Parent 2
narudoll t1_j7uly95 wrote
Reply to comment by thrwayyup in New species identified, from 3D models of prehistoric penguins’ humongous humerus, may be the largest penguin ever to have lived. ~350-pound ‘Kumimanu fordycei’ weighed as much as an adult gorilla; waded the waters off New Zealand about 60 million years ago by marketrent
most likely due to the greater concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere as well as an abundance of space// no environmental pressures to limit growth