Well-Preserved Skull Fossil of Extinct Giant Bird Found in Australia

Paleontologists in Australia have unearthed the fossilized skull of Genyornis newtoni, a species of giant flightless ‘mihirung’ that became extinct around 45,000 years ago.

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 Paleontologists in Australia have unearthed the fossilized skull of Genyornis newtoni, a species of giant flightless ‘mihirung’ that became extinct around 45,000 years ago.
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