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Paleocene giant penguin from New Zealand described in 2023, estimated to have weighed ~150 kg, making it potentially the heaviest penguin ever recorded.
An extinct early penguin from the Paleocene of New Zealand, dating to roughly 61 million years ago, making Waimanu one of the oldest known penguin genera.
Paleocene giant penguin from New Zealand described in 2017, estimated at ~100 kg and one of the largest penguin species discovered at that time.
An extinct Paleocene penguin from New Zealand, slightly older than W. manneringi at roughly 61–62 million years old, representing one of the most primitive known penguins.
Late Paleocene giant penguin described in 2019 from Waipara, New Zealand, estimated at roughly 1.6 m tall and among the oldest large penguins on record.
Late Paleocene giant penguin (~61–56 mya) from Seymour Island, Antarctica, among the earliest and largest penguin fossils recovered from that continent.
An extinct Paleocene penguin from New Zealand, described by Mayr et al. in 2017, representing an evolutionary stage intermediate between Waimanu and later penguin lineages.
