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History News: 5-Foot Penguin Fossil Discovered
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5-Foot Penguin Fossil Discovered
September 30, 2010—Scientists have unearthed fossilized remains of a five-foot-tall (150-centimeter-tall) penguin in present-day Peru. The 36-million-year-old fossil sheds light on bird evolution, according to National Geographic grantee Julia Clarke.