Waipara Giant Penguin Crossvallia Waiparensis Palaeontologists Use Fossils to Work out What the Skeletons and Muscles of These Ancient Animals Looked Like

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Name: Age: Waipara Giant Penguin Crossvallia waiparensis Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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There are 10 animals to choose from. You can enter as many drawings as you like. Two prizes will be awarded, one in each of the following categories: 10 years and under, and 11 to 15 years. Email your entries to [email protected] or drop it in the box in the Museum foyer. Emailed files should be JPEGs and bigger than 1MB but smaller than 10MB and include your contact details (email address and telephone number).

NAMES AGE / LOCATION Waipara Giant Penguin 62 million years ago Crossvalia waiparensis Waipara DESCRIPTION The Waipara Giant Penguin is one of the largest penguin species ever found. Its closest known relative was another giant penguin fossil in Antarctica. When these penguins were alive, both areas were much warmer than today. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 1.6 m 70-80 kg

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 1. Entries can be submitted until 5.00 pm on Sunday 16 August 2020. No entries will be accepted after this deadline. 2. Entries can be submitted via email to [email protected]. The entrant’s name, age, telephone number and email address must be included in the email. Entries can also be posted in the box in the Museum foyer with the entrant’s name, age, telephone number and email address. 3. Prizes will be awarded in two categories: 10 years and under and 11 to 15 years. 4. The children of Canterbury Museum staff are not eligible to enter the competition. 5. Prizes are non-transferable and are not redeemable for cash. 6. Canterbury Museum has sole discretion to determine the winners and will not enter into any discussion or correspondence. EXHIBITION ON UNTIL 16 AUGUST 2020

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Giant Burrowing Bat Vulcanops jennyworthyae Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Giant Burrowing Bat 20 million years ago Vulcanops jennyworthyae St Bathans DESCRIPTION This bat scurried on all fours to forage among leaf litter on the forest floor. It was around three times the size of the burrowing bat species that live in New Zealand today. Burrowing bats are related to vampire bats and other bats from South America. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 20-25 cm 40 g

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Mannering’s Penguin Waimanu manneringi Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Mannering’s Penguin 62 million years ago Waimanu manneringi Waipara DESCRIPTION Mannering’s Penguin is the world’s oldest known penguin fossil. It is taller and heavier than the living Emperor Penguin. Its long feet and stance are very different to modern penguins. Waimanu is Māori for water bird. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 1.2 m 30 kg

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Love’s Paleocene Seabird Australornis lovei Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Love’s Paleocene Seabird 62 million years ago Australornis lovei Waipara DESCRIPTION One of the world’s oldest known flying seabirds, this mysterious animal is unlike any living bird. It appears to belong to an extinct group of birds. It is named after Leigh Love, the palaeontologist who found it. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 45 cm 600 g

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Mini Penguin Unnamed Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Mini Penguin 62 million years ago Unnamed Waipara DESCRIPTION Not all ancient penguins were giant. Two species found at Waipara were no bigger than today’s crested-penguins. These penguins have not yet been named, but a 2016 study of their skulls revealed how losing the power of flight changed penguin brains. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 75 cm 3.7 kg

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Waipara Giant Turtle Unnamed Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Waipara Giant Turtle 62 million years ago Unnamed Waipara DESCRIPTION Palaeontologists have found fossilised bits of turtle shell at Waipara. This turtle was huge. Its modern relative, the leatherback turtle, is today’s largest turtle – but the Waipara giant turtle was even bigger. VITAL STATISTICS Length Weight 2.5 m 1,000 kg

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Waipara Tropicbird Unnamed Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Waipara Tropicbird 62 million years ago Unnamed Waipara DESCRIPTION Today, tropicbirds live in warm regions near the equator, but 62 million years ago, their ancestors could be found much further south. Fossilised bone fragments belonging to the oldest known tropicbird species were found at Waipara. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 50 cm 600 g

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Squawkzilla Heracles inexpectatus Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Squawkzilla the Giant Parrot 20 million years ago Heracles inexpectatus St Bathans DESCRIPTION This parrot probably couldn’t fly. Although mainly a vegetarian, it may have also eaten meat. The palaeontologists named it Heracles inexpectatus, after the powerful hero of Greek mythology and to reflect the surprising nature of the discovery, but nicknamed it Squawkzilla. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 1 m 7 kg

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: Ruth’s Bony-toothed Bird Protodontopteryx ruthae Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION Ruth’s Bony-toothed Bird 62 million years ago Protodontopteryx ruthae Waipara DESCRIPTION These birds belong to an extinct family called pelagornithids (bony-toothed bird). The fossil found at Waipara is the oldest bony-toothed bird ever found. Until this skeleton was described, pelagornithids were thought to have evolved in the Northern Hemisphere. VITAL STATISTICS Height Weight 30 cm 1 kg

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past. Name: Age: St Bathans Crocodile unnamed Palaeontologists use fossils to work out what the skeletons and muscles of these ancient animals looked like. However they can’t usually tell what their skin or feathers were like. Illustrations of extinct animals or restorations are known as paleo art and artists have to use their imaginations when colouring them. Were these animals camouflaged to hide? Were they bright to attract mates? Show us what you imagine. You could win a prize!

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NAMES AGE / LOCATION St Bathans Crocodile 20 million years ago unnamed St Bathans DESCRIPTION New Zealand once had a crocodile that was about the size of northern Australia’s living freshwater crocodile. Crocodiles were probably the most significant predator at St Bathans and were first identified from a bone found in 1987. VITAL STATISTICS Length Weight 3 m 40-50 kg

DISCOVER the fossils. MEET the monster birds. EXPLORE our tropical past.