Giant eagles and scavenging vultures shared the skies of ancient Australia
By Ellen K. Mather, Adjunct Associate Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
Trevor H. Worthy, Associate Professor, Vertebrate Palaeontology Group, Flinders University
New fossils reveal Australia was once home to a much greater diversity of huge eagles and vultures, which died off alongside ‘giant wombats’ and ‘marsupial lions’.
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