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Now, we need to make room in our hearts for another: an absolute unit that, scientists have revealed, bore more than a passing resemblance to modern geese. Just, you know, significantly larger.would have been a formidable presence in the grassland habitats it preferred across a vast swathe of the Australian continent.skull. It's only the second skull we've ever found for the species.
It had a huge braincase, large jaws, and a triangular bony crest called a casque on its skull. In fact, some features ofhad a tall and mobile upper jaw like that of a parrot but shaped like a goose, a wide gape, strong bite force, and the ability to crush soft plants and fruit on the roof of their mouth,"within this group have been complicated to unravel, however, with this new skull we have started to piece together the puzzle which shows, simply put, this species to be a giant goose.
"Using modern birds as comparatives, we are able to put flesh back on the fossils and bring them back to life."Genyornis
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