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Ancient bird found in Australia and long thought to be an eagle is actually a vulture

The fossilised bird has been held at the South Australian Museum for more than 100 years, where it has been known as Taphaetus lacertosus, meaning powerful grave eagle.

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Scientists picking over ice age bones discover vultures once soared in Australia s skies | Extinct wildlife

<em>Cryptogyps lacertosus</em> was similar in size to a wedge-tailed eagle but anatomical differences suggest it was a scavenger rather than a hunter

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The vulture has landed: Palaeontologists reclassify ancient Australian carrion bird

Australia officially has its first vulture or, at least, a very old, fossilised one after South Australian palaeontologists reclassified a specimen.

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Australian Scientists Unearth 25 Million Year Old Eagle Fossil

Scientists have discovered an ancient eagle fossil in South Australia that lived 25 million years ago. The fossil, .

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Oldest Eagle species in the world found: Fossils reveal raptor s ability to ambush their prey

Analysis of the fossils revealed that the wings of  Archaehierax were short for its size, much like species of forest-dwelling eagles today.

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