14 Aug 2019

Unearthing Monster Penguins

From Nights, 9:30 pm on 14 August 2019
Image from 3D Model.

Image from 3D Model. Photo: Canterbury Museum CC BY NC

A new species of giant penguin - about 1.6 metres tall - has been identified from fossils found in Waipara, North Canterbury. Paul Scofield, Senior Curator Natural History, Canterbury Museum joins us.

Drs Vanesa De Pietri, Paul Scofield and Gerald Mayr examine a Crossvallia waiparensis fossil at Canterbury Museum.

Drs Vanesa De Pietri, Paul Scofield and Gerald Mayr examine a Crossvallia waiparensis fossil at Canterbury Museum. Photo: Canterbury Museum CC BY NC