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Ancient bird like 'a kangaroo-sized flying turkey'
BBC ^
| 06/14/2017
Posted on 06/15/2017 4:46:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin
P. gallinacea simply buried its eggs in warm sand or soil, just as some living megapodes in Indonesia and the Pacific still do.
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Some of the older specimens were first collected in the late 1800s; the newer ones came from the remarkable Thylacoleo caverns of Western Australia...
These birds all lived in the Pleistocene - a time period that covers 11,700 years ago to 2.5 million years ago. That means they would have existed alongside some of the iconic megafauna - such as the giant marsupials - that disappeared shortly after modern humans first entered the Australian continent.
Although many large extinct birds, such as dodos, were flightless, the Flinders team says Progura gallinacea definitely could take to the air.
It had strong wing bones and probably roosted in trees, the researchers say
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: ancientnavigation; australia; godsgravesglyphs; navigation; pleistocene; proguragallinacea
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posted on
06/15/2017 4:46:39 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Mr. Carlson in 3.. 2.. 1...
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posted on
06/15/2017 4:54:31 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/15/2017 4:57:05 PM PDT
by
pissant
((Deport 'em all))
To: BenLurkin
And when it flaps its wings, half of Tokyo blows away.
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posted on
06/15/2017 4:58:20 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
As shown in this rare photo of the last known member of its kind...
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:01:07 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:02:20 PM PDT
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Uncle Miltie
(The Washington Post is Jeff Bezos' Fake News unregulated SuperPAC.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:02:21 PM PDT
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Uncle Miltie
(The Washington Post is Jeff Bezos' Fake News unregulated SuperPAC.)
To: BenLurkin
I only came here for the pictures. I need the dimensions to engineer a proper rotisserie.
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:02:36 PM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(In God We Trust, In Trump We Fix America)
To: Sirius Lee
c E.Shute/FU/Kim.Benson/T.Rodd/A.Camens Image caption Artwork: Modern megapode bird (L), grey kangaroo (C) and a visualisation of Progura gallinacea
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:06:23 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Great googlie-ooglies!
One of those things had a nest in the apple tree out back. The egg hatched and Joy Behar crawled out. Haven’t seen a cat in the neighborhood since then.
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06/15/2017 5:11:16 PM PDT
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: BenLurkin
Thank you. Also considering the preparation of gallinturducken. Of course, only a fool or a maestro would attempt the gallinturduckenquail.
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:12:12 PM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(In God We Trust, In Trump We Fix America)
To: BenLurkin
I can’t see the kangaroo in the photo. Is it hidden behind those stick things?
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06/15/2017 5:13:48 PM PDT
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Sirius Lee
A proper rotisserie?
What the heck does French underwear have to do with this?
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06/15/2017 5:18:38 PM PDT
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Ezekiel
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:25:06 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: BenLurkin
That maybe the funniest movie ever made.
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posted on
06/15/2017 5:44:34 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(FABOL)
To: Ezekiel
Mr. Carlson in 3.. 2.. 1..."As God is my witness, I thought kangaroo-sized turkeys could fly."
To: blueunicorn6
What the heck does French underwear have to do with this? Everything.
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06/15/2017 5:52:39 PM PDT
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Sirius Lee
(In God We Trust, In Trump We Fix America)
To: BenLurkin
Megafauna turkey! Would a 4 gauge be enough shotgun, I wonder? I suppose the punt gun can stand by in reserve if needed.
Either way, I think an extra-extra-large Big Green Egg is mandatory.
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06/15/2017 6:19:43 PM PDT
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Charles Martel
(Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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posted on
06/15/2017 6:21:02 PM PDT
by
musicman
(The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
To: BenLurkin
I wonder how many tokes on a roach it took to cobble up THAT image!/S
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06/15/2017 6:23:42 PM PDT
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Tucker39
(Known as the Father of modern agriculture)
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