"Giant Flying Turkeys Lived in Australia 1-3 Million..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 31 Jul 2017 10:05 p.m. PST |
… Years Ago "After carefully comparing megapode fossils from Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia, the paleontologists have concluded that the remains belong to five different extinct species: Garrdimalga mcnamarai (new species), Progura gallinacea and P. campestris (new species), Latagallina naracoortensis and L. olsoni (new species). All five birds were chunky relatives of extant malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) and brush turkeys (Alectura lathami), but Progura gallinacea soars above the others. The earliest-described extinct megapode, Progura gallinacea had an estimated mass of 7.7 kg. Progura campestris, Latagallina naracoortensis, Garrdimalga mcnamarai and Latagallina olsoni had average masses of 6.2 kg, 5.2 kg, 5.2 kg and 2.9 kg, respectively…"
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| thehawk | 31 Jul 2017 10:13 p.m. PST |
Several giant turkeys still found in the Australian Capital Territory have recently fallen fowl of Australian laws being proven not to be genuine Australian turkeys. link |
| Tiberius | 01 Aug 2017 4:45 a.m. PST |
New giant turkeys appear every election cycle, they bred faster than rabbits |
| Tiberius | 01 Aug 2017 4:46 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 01 Aug 2017 10:25 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 01 Aug 2017 11:30 a.m. PST |
Just imagine what a holiday dinner must have been like back then, with one of those on the dinner table! Dan |
| Striker | 01 Aug 2017 2:39 p.m. PST |
Giant turkeys = giant turkey sandwiches. |
| Tango01 | 01 Aug 2017 10:29 p.m. PST |
HA-HA-HA…..
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