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Fossil reveals an extinct bird 17 years after discovery
A leg bone found in Indonesia’s Liang Bua cave in 2009 has revealed Megapodius rokusi, a previously unknown extinct ground-dwelling bird. The fossil is the first megapode discovered in Wallacea and suggests it was larger than living relatives.
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