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While Im at it how about page 11 of requests that were made to me

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Fossil Novembirb: Day 12 - Peak Penguin Party

Penguins, as we all know, are the pinnacle of dinosaur evolution. And the latter part of the Paleogene period; the late Eocene and Oligocene epochs, were the pinnacle of penguin evolution. This was when penguins were at their largest, most diverse and most impressive. Does that mean this was the absolute pinnacle of dinosaur evolution? Only time will tell.

Icadyptes: A giant penguin known from the late Eocene of Peru, about 1,5 metres tall. Like many giant penguins, it had a long spear-like beak that was used to harpoon large fish.

Anthropornis: A giant penguin with a peculiar name, this giant was about the size of a human, at 1,6 metres tall and weighing 80 kilograms. it lived in the late Eocene of Antarctica.

Palaeeudyptes: The largest giant penguin and also the largest penguin ever. It could grow up to 1,8 metres tall and weigh 150 kilograms. It lived in the South polar sea during the late Eocene.

Inkayacu: A giant penguin with a difference, the coloration of this animal is known from remarkably preserved fossils from the late Eocene of Peru.

Perudyptes: While this penguin from the middle Eocene of Peru wasn't as big as its giant cousins, it was the size of a king penguin, one of the biggest penguins alive today.

Kairuku: Among of the last truly giant penguins, this 1,3 metre tall penguin lived in the waters surrounding Aotearoa (New Zealand)

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FOSSIL NOVEMBIRB - DAY 12

Penguins! I just love them so much! And to have a whole day for them? Amazing.

A Icadyptes for today!

As always, you can get all these cute stuff in my redbubble

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Trick or treat!

Icadyptes and Inkayacu! (by Apokryltaros)

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Icadyptes!

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Icadyptes salasi

Artwork by Vitor Silva

Unlike most penguins we’re familiar with, this 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall bird lived in the warmer coasts of Peru over 30 million years ago. Today, only the Galapagos and African penguins live in a comparable habitat.

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Icadyptes

By José Carlos Cortés on @quetzalcuetzpalin

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Name: Icadyptes

Status: Extinct

First Described: 2007

Described By: Clarke et al.

Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Neoaves, Aequorlitornithes, Ardeae, Aequornithes, Austrodyptornithes, Sphenisciformes, Spheniscidae, Palaeëudyptinae

Referred Species: I. salasi

My Fifth Favorite Extinct Avialan

Alright guys, I’m going to come clean: my favorite group of modern dinosaurs are penguins. They are adorable, wonderful, and were cruelly robbed in Dinosaur March Madness by not having a single member in the competition. Icadyptes, or Ica Diver, is an extinct penguin, about 1.5 meters tall - much larger than any modern penguin, though it’s still only the third largest penguin known. It had a remarkably long, spear like beak, much like that of a heron; this might be the ancestral character of beaks for penguins, though research still needs to be done on that front. It lived in a fairly warm and balmy climate on the coast of Peru, dating back to about 36 million years ago, in the Priabonian age of the Late Eocene. Icadyptes shows, thus, that penguins adapted for warmer climate 30 million years before they were previously thought to. 

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icadyptes_salasi

Shout out goes to @zoology-bro!

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