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"By creating digital models of the bones and comparing them to other fossils and living penguins and other semi-aquatic birds, the team was able to estimate the size of the ancient species. They estimated that it would have weighed around 154 kg (340 lb) – by comparison, the largest living species, the emperor penguin, tops out at about 45 kg (100 lb)."

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