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Fossils reveal life cycle of Aussie big bird

The sex life of the biggest bird to have ever roamed the planet has been revealed – and it’s more akin to a goose than an emu.

June 10, 2016 Read more

Aussie duck tales of the unexpected

The ‘flamingo duck’ survived in Australia millions of years longer than anywhere else, says a Flinders researcher.

February 26, 2016 Read more

Flinders researcher discovers ancestor of biggest bird ever

A newly discovered distant relative of the duck has just been hailed as an ancestor of the biggest bird the world has ever known by a […]

February 22, 2016 Read more

Egg discovery smashes knowledgebase on seminal Aussie bird species

The entire knowledgebase on a giant megafaunal bird considered one of the most accurately dated extinct species in Australia has been smashed to pieces by South Australian researchers.

January 12, 2016 Read more

New Zealand fossils reveal new bird species

Flinders researchers have contributed to the discovery of a new species of shorebird with the discovery of fossils in Central Otago, New Zealand.

October 15, 2015 Read more

A big night of palaeontology for Whyalla

Fossils offer fascinating insights into the big questions of sex, death and evolution, as Whyalla locals will hear from a Flinders palaeontology roadshow tomorrow.

September 11, 2015 Read more

Tim Flannery launches new Flinders palaeo labs

Internationally acclaimed writer, scientist and explorer Tim Flannery will launch a $1.1 million palaeontology research, learning and teaching space at Flinders University today.

December 11, 2014 Read more

Egg hunt to find Ice Age parents

The hunt is on to find the rightful parents of a fossil egg that reputedly belongs to an extinct ancient bird from the Australian Ice Age.

June 24, 2014 Read more

Kiwis once flew, and so did a giant relative

Research published in the journal Science shows the kiwi’s closest relative to be the Madagascan elephant bird – and they both once flew.

May 23, 2014 Read more
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