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New fossils show what Australia’s giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ looked like – and offer clues about how they died out

  • Written by Phoebe McInerney, Researcher in Palaeontology, Flinders University
New fossils show what Australia’s giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ looked like – and offer clues about how they died outThe extinct Australian giant flightless bird, _Genyornis newtoni_. Used with permission; all other rights reserved.Jacob C. Blokland, Author provided

Until around 45,000 years ago, Australia was home to a giant flightless bird called Genyornis newtoni, which was two metres tall and weighed up to 230 kilograms.

Palaeontologists first discovered these...

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