Anthropornis ("man bird") is an extinct genus of giantpenguin(Palaeeudyptinae) that existed from around the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene. Described from fossils found in the La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island off theAntarcticcoast, they are some of the largest penguins ever known, having reached heights of up to 1.8 metres. The genus comprises two species:
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