[Geology2] Prehistoric bird found in fossil treasure io Western Australia

I love when that happens . . .

 
Prehistoric bird found in fossil treasure PhysOrg.com [USA], August 15,
2011 
 
A Flinders University-led expedition involving the WA Museum has found
the fossilised remains of a prehistoric bird, possibly a wedge-tailed
eagle, in a cave on the Nullarbor Plain. The bird is more than 780,000
years old. Flinders' palaeontologist, Dr. Gavin Prideaux (pictured),
said the almost complete skeleton was unearthed amidst dozens of bird
bones in a cave known as Leaena's Breath Cave – about 70 kilometers on
 
the WA side of the border with South Australia. "We've only ever found
one partial eagle fossil before so, given how complete this specimen is,
 
it would be an exciting discovery," Dr. Prideaux said. 
 
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-prehistoric-bird-fossil-treasure.html
 
 
 

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