Bayside fossil an ancient sea bird by Nicky Phillips
Sydney Morning Herald, June 28, 2012
http://www.smh.com.a...0627-212wo.html
Bayside fossil an ancient sea bird, video
http://media.smh.com...rd-3411380.html
“A fossil uncovered on a Melbourne beach belonged
to a giant prehistoric bird with a five-metre wing span
and serrated beak, scientists report.”
Giant bony-toothed bird fossil found by Tiffany Hoy
Australian Geographic, June 29, 2012
http://www.australia...n-australia.htm
The paper is:
Fitzgerald, E. M. G., T. Parka, and T. H. Worthy. 2012,
First giant bony-toothed bird (Pelagornithidae) from
Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. vol 32,
no. 4., pp. 971-974.
http://www.tandfonli...634.2012.664596
The skeleton of this genera was found in Chile as
discussed in “Fossil of Giant Bony-Toothed Bird
from Chile Sets Wingspan Record” at
http://volcanomadnes...ny-toothed.html
The press release is:
Fossil of Giant Bony-Toothed Bird from Chile
Sets Wingspan Record, ScienceDaily, Sep. 18, 2010)
http://www.scienceda...00918210719.htm
The paper is:
Mayr, G., and D. Rubilar-Rogers, 2010, Osteology
of a new giant bony-toothed bird from the Miocene
of Chile, with a revision of the taxonomy of
Neogene Pelagornithidae. Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology. vol. 30, no 5, pp. 1313-1330.
http://www.tandfonli...634.2010.501465
Best wishes,
Paul H.