Biggest Flying Seabird Had 21-Foot Wingspan, Scientists Say - Soaring above the worlds oceans some 25 million years ago, the largest seabird ever to fly boasted a 21-foot (6.4-meter) wingspan, paleontologists reported Monday.The ancient bird, dubbed Pelagornis sandersi, belonged to a family of now-extinct toothed birds.The discovery also shows that, for some ancient flying birds, bigger may have been better. (Related: Largest Flying Bird Could Barely Get Off Ground, Fo... ow.ly/2JJByD
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:13:08 +0000
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