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Icadyptes salasi, a giant penguin from the Late Eocene of Peru, after Clarke, 2007, pencil drawing, digital coloring

Icadyptes

Icadyptes salasi is one of the largest species of penguins to have ever existed. In fact, it is the third largest penguin known to man.

Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Comparison of the primitive penguins Icadyptes (top) and Inkayacu, from Eocene Peru

Primitive penguin comparison

The full interpretation of Icadyptes’ name means "diving bird found in Peru."

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