Fossils of animals from the past are very helpful for scientists and researchers as they reveal a lot about life on Earth hundreds of years ago. They give us an idea about how certain species evolved ...

An artist's interpretation of what early penguins in New Zealand might have looked like Canterbury Museum and Tom Simpson under CC BY-SA 4.0 Modern penguins have relatively short beaks, which they use ...

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Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early evolution of penguins. We know Antarctica was home to at least 10 species, ...

Vanesa De Pietri receives funding from the Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden Fund. Paul Scofield receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand. University of Canterbury provides funding as a ...