Having once been attacked by an ostrich, having one of these after you would be terrifying.

>>Dated to between 1.5 and 2 million years old, the bird belongs to the species Pachystruthio dmanisensis. Judging by the hefty thigh bone, the researchers estimated that it would have stood at least 3.5 m (11.5 ft) tall, and weighed as much as 450 kg (992 lb). That makes it one of the largest birds to ever exist.

“This formidable weight is nearly double the largest moa, three times the largest living bird, the common ostrich<<

https://newatlas.com/gigantic-bird-fossil-crimea/60290/

PermeateFree said:

Having once been attacked by an ostrich, having one of these after you would be terrifying.

>>Dated to between 1.5 and 2 million years old, the bird belongs to the species Pachystruthio dmanisensis. Judging by the hefty thigh bone, the researchers estimated that it would have stood at least 3.5 m (11.5 ft) tall, and weighed as much as 450 kg (992 lb). That makes it one of the largest birds to ever exist.

“This formidable weight is nearly double the largest moa, three times the largest living bird, the common ostrich<<

https://newatlas.com/gigantic-bird-fossil-crimea/60290/

Should the humans be in the image?

Thanks, interesting new find. I love megafauna, I find the topic most interesting.

… but I have to ask for the full story about the ostrich

roughbarked said:

Should the humans be in the image?

not from 2 MYA.

tastes like chicken?

sarahs mum said:

tastes like chicken?

no being alive that is able to recall.

sarahs mum said:

tastes like chicken?

Nothing left to taste I think.

I think those parts of Eastern Europe that were under communism are due for some very interesting discoveries and it’s taken them this long to dig themselves out of poverty enough to start pottering around looking at prehistory.

Not impossible there were H.erectus in Eastern Europe around that time.

roughbarked said:

PermeateFree said:

Having once been attacked by an ostrich, having one of these after you would be terrifying.

>>Dated to between 1.5 and 2 million years old, the bird belongs to the species Pachystruthio dmanisensis. Judging by the hefty thigh bone, the researchers estimated that it would have stood at least 3.5 m (11.5 ft) tall, and weighed as much as 450 kg (992 lb). That makes it one of the largest birds to ever exist.

“This formidable weight is nearly double the largest moa, three times the largest living bird, the common ostrich<<

https://newatlas.com/gigantic-bird-fossil-crimea/60290/

Should the humans be in the image?

There were certainly many hominids around 1.5 to 2 million years ago, including Homo erectus.

dv said:

Not impossible there were H.erectus in Eastern Europe around that time.

OK. They did stand erect.

PermeateFree said:

Having once been attacked by an ostrich, having one of these after you would be terrifying.

>>Dated to between 1.5 and 2 million years old, the bird belongs to the species Pachystruthio dmanisensis. Judging by the hefty thigh bone, the researchers estimated that it would have stood at least 3.5 m tall, and weighed as much as 450 kg. That makes it one of the largest birds to ever exist.

“This formidable weight is nearly double the largest moa, three times the largest living bird, the common ostrich<<

https://newatlas.com/gigantic-bird-fossil-crimea/60290/

How does this compare with the elephant bird of Madagascar?

“They became extinct, perhaps around 1000–1200 CE. In September 2018, scientists determined that Vorombe titan reached weights of 730 kg and stood 3 m tall, making it the world’s largest bird, slightly larger than the much older Dromornis stirtoni.”

So the elephant bird was heavier but shorter.

“it has been deduced from DNA sequence comparisons that the closest living relatives of elephant birds are New Zealand kiwi. Two whole eggs have been found in dune deposits in southern Western Australia. Both have been identified as Aepyornis maximus rather than Genyornis.”

I’m still not understanding the whole Pachystruthio vs Vorombe vs Dromornis vs Aepyornis vs Genyornis thing.

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

Having once been attacked by an ostrich, having one of these after you would be terrifying.

>>Dated to between 1.5 and 2 million years old, the bird belongs to the species Pachystruthio dmanisensis. Judging by the hefty thigh bone, the researchers estimated that it would have stood at least 3.5 m tall, and weighed as much as 450 kg. That makes it one of the largest birds to ever exist.

“This formidable weight is nearly double the largest moa, three times the largest living bird, the common ostrich<<

https://newatlas.com/gigantic-bird-fossil-crimea/60290/

How does this compare with the elephant bird of Madagascar?

“They became extinct, perhaps around 1000–1200 CE. In September 2018, scientists determined that Vorombe titan reached weights of 730 kg and stood 3 m tall, making it the world’s largest bird, slightly larger than the much older Dromornis stirtoni.”

So the elephant bird was heavier but shorter.

“it has been deduced from DNA sequence comparisons that the closest living relatives of elephant birds are New Zealand kiwi. Two whole eggs have been found in dune deposits in southern Western Australia. Both have been identified as Aepyornis maximus rather than Genyornis.”

I’m still not understanding the whole Pachystruthio vs Vorombe vs Dromornis vs Aepyornis vs Genyornis thing.

There is mention of the elephant bird in the article, suggest you read it.

PermeateFree said:

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

Having once been attacked by an ostrich, having one of these after you would be terrifying.

>>Dated to between 1.5 and 2 million years old, the bird belongs to the species Pachystruthio dmanisensis. Judging by the hefty thigh bone, the researchers estimated that it would have stood at least 3.5 m tall, and weighed as much as 450 kg. That makes it one of the largest birds to ever exist.

“This formidable weight is nearly double the largest moa, three times the largest living bird, the common ostrich<<

https://newatlas.com/gigantic-bird-fossil-crimea/60290/

How does this compare with the elephant bird of Madagascar?

“They became extinct, perhaps around 1000–1200 CE. In September 2018, scientists determined that Vorombe titan reached weights of 730 kg and stood 3 m tall, making it the world’s largest bird, slightly larger than the much older Dromornis stirtoni.”

So the elephant bird was heavier but shorter.

“it has been deduced from DNA sequence comparisons that the closest living relatives of elephant birds are New Zealand kiwi. Two whole eggs have been found in dune deposits in southern Western Australia. Both have been identified as Aepyornis maximus rather than Genyornis.”

I’m still not understanding the whole Pachystruthio vs Vorombe vs Dromornis vs Aepyornis vs Genyornis thing.

There is mention of the elephant bird in the article, suggest you read it.

Here it is.

“The new bird’s femur was longer and slimmer than those of elephant birds. Closer in shape to the modern ostrich, that suggests that it was a much faster runner than elephant birds, which weren’t built for speed with their big and bulky frames. The most intriguing thing about the bird is where it was found. Previously, gigantic bird bones have only been found in the Southern Hemisphere – the moa in New Zealand, the elephant bird in Madagascar, and the dromornithids of Australia. Finding these fossils in Crimea indicates that giant, ancient birds were more widespread than we thought.”

I wonder …

All of the many species of flightless birds currently in the world live in the southern hemisphere. Or their range crosses the equator.

Could it be that flightless birds were originally found worldwide but were pretty well wiped out soon after primative man arrived in the northern hemisphere?

i saved an emu from drowning once

wookiemeister said:

i saved an emu from drowning once

Good on yer!