How Tall Was Icadyptes salasi? 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) to Scale

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Icadyptes was a giant penguin from warm Eocene Peru, showing that ancient penguins lived in tropical environments.

Source: Field Museum, “Icadyptes salasi”; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “A giant penguin from the Eocene of Peru”

Prehistoric Life

Name	Size	Compared with Icadyptes salasi
Paranthropus boisei	1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)	0.93×
Dimorphodon macronyx	1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)	0.97×
Pterodactylus antiquus	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	same size
Thylacoleo carnifex	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	same size
Ichthyostega stensioei	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	same size
Titanis walleri	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	same size
Icadyptes salasi	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	this page
Neanderthal	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	1.1×
Dimetrodon grandis	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.1×
Homo erectus	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.1×

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