Above: The proto-penguin of 55 to 62 million years ago based on a partial skeleton found near Waipara. This wing-propelled diver, unlike true penguins, had a long delicate bill and flexible elbows. In size it was somewhere between today's yellow-eyed and king penguins.
RECONSTRUCTION BY CHRIS GASKIN FROM THE WORLD OF PENGUINS, BY CHRIS GASKIN, NEVILLE PEAT AND KIM WESTERSKOV, 1991
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Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 32
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61Above: The proto-penguin of 55 to 62 million years ago based on a partial skeleton found near Waipara. This wing-propelled diver, unlike true penguins, had a long delicate bill and flexible elbows. In size it was somewhere between today's yellow-eyed and king penguins. RECONSTRUCTION BY CHRIS GASKIN FROM THE WORLD OF PENGUINS, BY CHRIS GASKIN, NEVILLE PEAT AND KIM WESTERSKOV, 1991 Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 32
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