Monday, June 25, 2007

Icadyptes salasi

Or, the giant Peruvian penguin.


The one on the right is Icadyptes salasi (150cm tall). The one on the left is Perudyptes devriesi (a mere 90cm). These are both from the Eocene period. The one in the middle is a real Peruvian penguin, Spheniscus humbolti, for scale.

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