Smithsonian Magazine

Paleontologists Uncover Rare Skull of 500-Pound ‘Thunder Bird’ in Australia

The fossilized remains include the most intact skull of the bird to be discovered, which helps scientists to better understand the bird's behavior, appearance and evolution. Flinders University Until ...
CNN

Rare skull of an extinct, massive ‘thunder bird’ discovered in Australia

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Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird

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Reuters

'One-of-a-kind' skull fossil from Brazil reveals bird brain evolution

Navaornis hestiae lived 80 million years ago in Brazil Scientists digitally reconstruct its brain and inner ear Its brain combined archaic, modern and unique traits Nov 13 (Reuters) - The brains of ...
Yahoo

Rare skull of an extinct, massive ‘thunder bird’ discovered in Australia

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, ...