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Fossilised bird found in cave

The fossilised remains of a 780,000 year old prehistoric bird have been found in a cave on the Nullabor Plain.

The bird, possibly a wedge-tailed eagle, was unearthed in a cave known as Leaena’s Breath Cave.

“This cave has been acting as a bird death trap for at least a million years, which is just one thing that makes this one of the most interesting and unique palaeontological sites in Australia,” palaeontologist Dr Gavin Prideaux said.

Read more at Flinders University

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