17-million-year-old fossil of large extinct songbird discovered in Australia | NYGazet

Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia's Boodjamulla National Park.

Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia's Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species—Menura tyawanoides—is an ancient ancestor of Australia's native lyrebird, according to a Sept. 17 news rele... [1653 chars]