JBkansas Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) Live Science Article Journal article: [paywall, PDF HERE]: One of the images from the article below (1/2. humerus with comparison to Emperor penguin, 3. 5th cervical vert with comparison to EP, 5. end of ulna, 6. patella, 7/8. distal end of humerus): Abbreviations (acr, processes acrocoracoideus; ch, caput humeri; cor, coracoid; cv, cervical vertebral; ft, fossa tricipitalis; hu, humerus; ip, impressio m. pectoralis; mtr, middle trochlear ridge; pat, patella; sb; scapular blade; sup, insertion scar for m. supracoracoideus; tc, tuberculum coracoideum, vtr, ventral trochlear ridge) Skeletal reconstructions of (left to right) Kumimanu fordycei, Petradyptes stonehousei, and Aptenodytes forsteri (modern emperor penguin): Edited February 9, 2023 by JBkansas 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Now that would make for an awesome nature special if these giants were still to be found in massive breeding colonies. It would turn March of the Penguins into a Stephen King horror film. What a fascinatingly huge penguin. It would be spectacular if more specimens of this giant among penguins were to be found. Definitely a flightless bird. Thanks for the link--more interesting reading. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 A related penguin. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Largest-known fossil penguin provides insight into the early evolution of sphenisciform body size and flipper anatomy Daniel T. Ksepka,, Daniel J. Field, Tracy A. Heath,, Walker Pett,, Daniel B. Thomas,Simone Giovanardi, Alan J.D. Tennyson Running Header: Giant Paleocene Penguin status preprint Giant_Paleocene_Penguin_(Acggcepted_Version)--.pdf 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 32 minutes ago, doushantuo said: Giant_Paleocene_Penguin_(Acggcepted_Version)--.pdf 10.57 MB · 2 downloads Thanks, made for an interesting read and allowed me to complete the key to the figure in the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 P-rex! What a beast! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlcorbett Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 This is by my house and here we find the most amazing things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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