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Description: Size estimation of various species of Oligocene penguin, Kairuku. Human silhouette is File:Human_outline.svg. References Giovanardi, Simone; Ksepka, Daniel T.; Thomas, Daniel B. "A giant Oligocene fossil penguin from the North Island of New Zealand". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e1953047. DOI:10.1080/02724634.2021.1953047. - Body shape (both Kairuku and emperor penguin), size estimation (K. waewaeroa with height ~1.38 m, length ~1.6 m). Ksepka, Daniel T.; Fordyce, R. Ewan; Ando, Tatsuro; Jones, Craig M. "New fossil penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Oligocene of New Zealand reveal the skeletal plan of stem penguins". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 (2): 235–254. DOI:10.1080/02724634.2012.652051. - Size estimation (K. grebneffi with height 1.28 m, length 1.5 m) Thomas, DB; Ksepka, DT. "The Glen Murray fossil penguin from the North Island of New Zealand extends the geographic range of Kairuku". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 46 (3-4): 200–213. DOI:10.1080/03036758.2016.1211541. ISSN 0303-6758. - Size estimation (The Glen Murray penguin, K. sp., height 2~20% taller than K. grebneffi)
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