The fossilised bones were found by a lovely lady named Leigh Love. Apparently the fossils have been there for about a year and had only been found yesterday. There were Five other penguin species have been discovered at the same site. It is believed that the species was alive between 56 million and 66 million years ago. Evidence showed that the bird weighed up to 80kg and was about 1.6m tall. The discovery makes this one of the largest penguins ever discovered.
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