New Zealand scientists have described a small penguin that lived more than 3 million years ago

Its conclusion allowed researchers to obtain the fossil skulls of these animals, which were found in the Tangahoe Formation on New Zealand’s North Island.

It should be noted that the penguins have been attributed to a hitherto unknown species, which in turn belongs to the genus Eudyptula, which inhabits the territory of New Zealand and Australia. During the analysis, the researchers dated the penguins’ skulls to the period between 3.36 and 3.06 million years B.C., which corresponds to the late Pliocene. At the same time, their remains differed from modern individuals, so it was decided to attribute them to a new species called Eudyptula wilsonae.