Kerrsharpeyoung Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Only example of this king Penguin Skull from this location. Thought to be Pliocene period with everything else we are finding here. Progress is coming along nicely even with a bad break through the top of the cranium. More progress to follow and will have an international scale by next time (small town problems) any my more information on this or similar species would be much appreciated as I have limited knowledge on this particular Penguin. thanks community! 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Incredible find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Jolly nice. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Incredible! Have you reached out to a museum yet? They should have good info and may be very interested in your find. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrsharpeyoung Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, Huntonia said: Incredible! Have you reached out to a museum yet? They should have good info and may be very interested in your find. Hey sure have but they’re slow at getting back at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 You should send the photos to: Ewan Fordyce 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Gorgeous skull! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 @Boesse might be able to help you make contact with the right people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I would recommend getting in touch with RE Fordyce at U. Otago or Alan Tennyson at Te Papa. This looks like a very scientifically important fossil. It does look like Aptenodytes, but I can confirm that no published Pliocene records of Aptenodytes exist from NZ, and is worthy of scientific study. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Great find! My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrsharpeyoung Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Boesse said: I would recommend getting in touch with RE Fordyce at U. Otago or Alan Tennyson at Te Papa. This looks like a very scientifically important fossil. It does look like Aptenodytes, but I can confirm that no published Pliocene records of Aptenodytes exist from NZ, and is worthy of scientific study. Hey yes Alan Tennyson knows all about this piece. I’m not sure who Fordyce is though I’ll try get in contact thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FossilDAWG Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 That's something you don't see every day. Or every decade! Amazing find! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Ok... That is ridiculous... In a good way! Wow! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 13 hours ago, Kerrsharpeyoung said: Hey yes Alan Tennyson knows all about this piece. I’m not sure who Fordyce is though I’ll try get in contact thanks! Ewan Fordyce is the most prominent vertebrate paleontologist in New Zealand, and was my Ph.D. adviser from 2012-2015. He works on fossil cetaceans, sea birds (chiefly penguins among them), sea turtles, mollusks, and stratigraphy. He's at the University of Otago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrsharpeyoung Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Boesse said: Ewan Fordyce is the most prominent vertebrate paleontologist in New Zealand, and was my Ph.D. adviser from 2012-2015. He works on fossil cetaceans, sea birds (chiefly penguins among them), sea turtles, mollusks, and stratigraphy. He's at the University of Otago. Thanks so much @Boesse I’ll try and get in touch with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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