Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Fossils dug up at airport may be largest flying bird ever found





Prehistoric creature flew 25m years ago and had a wingspan twice that of the royal albatross, the largest bird alive.
A clutch of fossilised bones uncovered during the expansion of an airport terminal in the US may belong to the largest flying bird ever found.

The prehistoric creature had a wingspan of between 6.1 and 7.4 metres and could glide for long distances over the oceans as it searched for fish 25m years ago, according to scientists writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


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