A 25 million year old fossil discovered 30 years ago has been found to be a new species of bird. And it's a big bird. A very big bird. The biggest flying bird ever (known) to have existed in fact.
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According to the article, it would have had trouble taking off or staying in the air by flapping, so I would assume it was a glider like the Albatross. Hopefully, a full paper or article will be online soon. As an enthusiastic amateur in the realm of zoology/biology/whatever, I am rather keen to read about it's morphology - specifically, whether or not it has the 'shoulder lock' that is so useful to the Albatross and the Petrel.
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According to the article, it would have had trouble taking off or staying in the air by flapping, so I would assume it was a glider like the Albatross. Hopefully, a full paper or article will be online soon. As an enthusiastic amateur in the realm of zoology/biology/whatever, I am rather keen to read about it's morphology - specifically, whether or not it has the 'shoulder lock' that is so useful to the Albatross and the Petrel.
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