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Kumimanu fordycei

Paleocene giant penguin from New Zealand described in 2023, estimated to have weighed ~150 kg, making it potentially the...

New Zealand Massive Fossil Extinct

7.8 Good

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Waimanu manneringi

An extinct early penguin from the Paleocene of New Zealand, dating to roughly 61 million years ago, making Waimanu one o...

New Zealand Fossil Extinct Paleocene

7.1 Good

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Inkayacu paracasensis

Giant Eocene penguin from Peru described in 2010, the first fossil penguin with preserved feather melanosomes, revealing...

Peru Feathered Fossil Extinct

6.9 Fair

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Waimanu tuatahi

An extinct Paleocene penguin from New Zealand, slightly older than W. manneringi at roughly 61–62 million years old, rep...

New Zealand Primitive Fossil Extinct

6.8 Fair

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Palaeeudyptes klekowskii

An extinct Eocene penguin from Antarctica, with size estimates suggesting it could reach roughly 2 meters in height, pot...

Giant Antarctica Fossil Extinct

6.8 Fair

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Kumimanu biceae

Paleocene giant penguin from New Zealand described in 2017, estimated at ~100 kg and one of the largest penguin species...

New Zealand Giant Fossil Extinct

6.8 Fair

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Icadyptes salasi

Giant Eocene penguin (~36 mya) from coastal Peru, described by Clarke et al. in 2007 and notable for its unusually elong...

Peru Giant Fossil Extinct

6.5 Fair

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Kairuku waewaeroa

Oligocene penguin from New Zealand's Waikato region, described in 2021 and notable for its exceptionally long legs relat...

New Zealand Fossil Extinct Long Legged

6.2 Fair

9

Kairuku grebneffi

Tall Oligocene penguin (~27 mya) from New Zealand, among the largest fossil penguins known, co-described by Ksepka et al...

New Zealand Giant Fossil Extinct

5.8 Mediocre

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Kairuku waitaki

Oligocene penguin from the Waitaki region of New Zealand's South Island, co-described alongside K. grebneffi by Ksepka e...

New Zealand Giant Fossil Extinct

5.6 Mediocre

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Anthropornis grandis

An extinct Eocene giant penguin, known from fragmentary remains suggesting it may have exceeded even Anthropornis norden...

Giant Antarctica Fossil Extinct

5.5 Mediocre

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Spheniscus megaramphus

Extinct banded penguin from Miocene deposits of Peru, distinguished by a proportionally larger bill than any living Sphe...

Peru Fossil Extinct Miocene

4.8 Poor

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Paraptenodytes antarcticus

Miocene penguin from Patagonia, Argentina, one of the better-known South American fossil penguins and described from com...

South America Argentina Fossil Extinct

4.5 Poor

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Spheniscus urbinai

Extinct banded penguin from Miocene deposits of Peru, closely related to living Spheniscus species such as the Humboldt...

Peru Fossil Extinct Miocene

4.5 Poor

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Paraptenodytes brodkorbi

Miocene penguin from Patagonia, Argentina, the second species in Paraptenodytes, distinguished from P. antarcticus by di...

South America Argentina Fossil Extinct

4.2 Poor

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Dege hendeyi

Dege hendeyi is an extinct species of penguin from the Miocene epoch whose fossil remains were discovered in the Varswat...

South Africa Fossil Extinct Miocene

4.2 Poor

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Madrynornis mirandus

Madrynornis mirandus is an extinct species of penguin from the Late Miocene epoch whose exceptionally preserved fossils...

South America Argentina Fossil Extinct

4.2 Poor

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Pseudaptenodytes macraei

Pseudaptenodytes macraei is an extinct species of large penguin from the Late Miocene epoch, known from fossils discover...

New Zealand Medium Fossil Extinct

4.2 Poor

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Arthrodytes andrewsi

Extinct penguin from Patagonia, Argentina, known from Eocene or Oligocene deposits and representing early South American...

South America Argentina Fossil Extinct

4.1 Poor

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Nucleornis insolitus

Nucleornis insolitus is an extinct monotypic genus of penguin known only from a partial humerus discovered in Late Mioce...

South Africa Fossil Extinct Miocene

3.9 Poor