61 million years ago, penguins might have grown to nearly 5 feet tall, according to the oldest penguin fossils unearthed to date. ... Giant prehistoric penguins evolved during the dinosaur age.

A dinosaur that resembled a penguin-goose mix with too many teeth has been discovered in the depths of the Gobi Desert. The near-complete skeleton was unearthed in 2008 from the Baruungoyot ...

Researchers have discovered "missing link" penguin fossils that suggest the enormous birds gave up flying and took to the seas after the dinosaurs were wiped out by a massive asteroid.

Millions of years ago, several species of giant birds called "mega penguins" roamed the Earth — and some of them stood taller ...

It looked like a dinosaur, had a mouthful of sharp teeth and stretched as long as some compact cars. But when the extinct marine reptile called Meyerasaurus swam, it had a stroke like something ...

A Penguin-Like Shape May Have Helped This Dinosaur Dive The duck-size animal’s body was streamlined for pursuing prey underwater, researchers say. Other paleontologists say more work is needed ...

A GIANT penguin foot-bone discovered in New Zealand shows that the ancestors of everyone’s favourite flightless bird waddled Earth during the age of dinosaurs, researchers reported.

New dinosaur that moved underwater like a penguin discovered by palaeontologists. Fossil reveals unusual combination of features that suggest semi-aquatic lifestyle for new species of prehistoric ...

The new species add evidence that prehistoric penguins became huge before they fine-tuned their flippers into paddle-like appendages. Heavier seabirds are able to dive deeper and longer than their ...

Penguins that walked the Earth 61 million years ago might have been giants, growing to nearly 5 feet tall, ... Giant Prehistoric Penguins Evolved During the Dinosaur Age. News.