What Eudyptula wilsonae may have looked like, darn cute!
(Photo:Simone Giovanardi)
Penguins are survivors.
Modern species of the adorable birds withstand freezing temperatures or dive deep in swift currents.
What Eudyptula wilsonae may have looked like, darn cute! (Photo:Simone Giovanardi)
Its name meansWilsons little penguin.
The two fossils were discovered on New Zealand’s North Island.
From the one juvenile and one adult skull, the researchers determined it was a new species.
The miniature penguin skulls. (Photo:Thomas et al.)
In fact, the new species may be a late Pliocene ancestor of the modern birds.
Ancient penguins ability to survive when temperatures were warmer in their own time might have modern applications.
The miniature penguin skulls.
The bird head fossils. (Photo:Thomas et al.)
(Photo:Thomas et al.)
The bird head fossils.
(Photo:Thomas et al.)
