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Fossilized penguin wings reveal how a tiny little blue penguin turned its seemingly pointless wings into powerful diving aides

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New Zealand and Japanese scientists have found fossilized penguin wings.

Fossilized bones found in the Hakataramea Valley on New Zealand’s south island .

Pakudyptes is the first fossil penguin ever found with this combination of bones.

The humerus and ulna in particular highlight how penguins’ wings have evolved.