Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in ...
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Rediscovered 45-million-year-old skull turns out to be a large, extinct bird species
A forgotten fossil in a German museum turned out to be a rare Diatryma skull. Scientists corrected a decades-old ...
Paleontologists Discover Extremely Rare 45-Million-Year-Old Bird Fossil Hiding in Plain Sight
A misidentified Diatryma skull from Germany's Geiseltal region was rediscovered, confirming the rare bird's herbivorous ...
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Fossil discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers identify unique bird skull
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers report on the ...
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An 80-Million-Year-Old Bird Skull Fossil Was Found In Brazil, And It's One Of The Rarest Finds Of Its Kind
The researchers were able to use advanced micro-CT scanning technology to digitally reconstruct the bird's skull and brain with extraordinary detail. "This fossil is so truly one-of-a-kind that I ...
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45-million-year-old giant bird skull misidentified for decades, finally recognized
The bird’s skull has an interesting background story. The fossil was first discovered in the 1950s during lignite mining in Geiseltal. It was initially misidentified, and then mostly forgotten ...
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Unique Bird Skull Found in Geiseltal Fossil Collection
and the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt report on the bird's fully preserved skull in the scientific journal Palaeontologia Electronica. The fossil was unearthed ...
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Scientists rediscover rare fossil of giant bird, unveiling secrets of prehistoric life
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6-foot-tall (1.4 meters) bird called Diatryma roamed a warm, tropical swamp in what is now southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. This giant, flightless bird, known for its ...
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Fossil discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers identify unique bird skull
and the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt report on the bird's fully preserved skull in the scientific journal "Palaeontologia Electronica". The fossil was ...