After 128 years of exploration, fossil excavation and investigation, Flinders University researchers have finally uncovered the skull of Australia's own giant and charismatic megafauna bird ...

A Bizarre Beak And Jaw Built For Power. What the research team discovered is unlike any other known prehistoric bird anatomy. The skull exhibits a combination of traits that point toward both ...

Scientists reveal the face of Australia’s massive, extinct “giga-goose ... June 3, 2024. 3 min read. 500-Pound Prehistoric Bird Was a ‘Giga-Goose,’ Fossils Reveal.

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.

Freshly discovered skulls of a giant prehistoric bird that lived in Australia until about 45,000 years ago reveal it had a "goose-like beak" and other aquatic adaptations.

The giant bird Genyornis went extinct in Australia around 50,000 years ago. ... How we cracked the mystery of Australia’s prehistoric giant eggs Published: January 24, 2023 1:16am EST.

For more than a century, scientists have been unsuccessfully hunting for skull fossils for the thunder bird species Genyornis newtoni. About 50,000 years ago, these titans, also known as mihirungs ...

Southern cassowary: The giant prehistoric bird with dinosaur feet Birds have been nesting in the Arctic Circle for almost 73 million years, newly discovered fossils reveal 6 extinct species that ...

The critically endangered species is one of the rarest birds in Australia and was once thought to be extinct for at least 100 years. ... 'Prehistoric-looking' birds released into wild. Published.

Australia approves rocket launch pad on home of near-extinct bird: 'Bonkers' The rocket launch facility is one step closer to being a reality, delighting the project's architects. But ...