Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in ...
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Clever Way To Study Bird Brains
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45-million-year-old giant bird skull misidentified for decades, finally recognized
Paleontologists have uncovered an exceptionally complete skull of a massive bird that lived 45 million years ago. This fossilized skull belonged to now-extinct Diatryma, a flightless bird that reached ...
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Fossil discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers identify unique bird skull
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 metres) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in ...
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Prehistoric 'giant goose' skull found in Australia
The skull of a prehistoric "giant goose" has been discovered in Australia. It belongs to a now extinct giant flightless bird that weighed 230kg (36 stone) - about five times as much as an emu.
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Scientists rediscover rare fossil of giant bird, unveiling secrets of prehistoric life
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6-foot-tall (1.4 meters) bird called Diatryma roamed a warm, tropical swamp in what is now southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. This giant, flightless bird, known for its ...
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Fossil 'wonderchicken' could be earliest known fowl
"It's the only nearly complete skull of a modern bird that we have, so far, from the age of dinosaurs and it's able to tell us quite a lot about the early evolutionary history of birds." ...
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Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches?
As I watched a woodpecker banging away at a tree, it made me think, why don’t woodpeckers get headaches or suffer brain ...