of
A. grandis Anthropornis reached in length from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail, and in weight, making it the largest penguin of the Eocene epoch. There is also an estimate that one specimen of
Anthropornis could have reached a body length of and in weight. Fossils of it have been found in the
La Meseta Formation on
Seymour Island off the coast of
Antarctica and in
New Zealand. By comparison, the largest modern penguin species, the
emperor penguin, is just long. The type species,
Anthropornis nordenskjoldi, had a bent joint in the wing, probably a
vestigial trait from its flying ancestors. == References ==