The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has granted the Terra dos Gigantes (Land of the Giants) geopark in Uberaba, in the Triângulo Mineiro region of Minas Gerais State, the status of “geopark,” Agencia Brasil reported. With this appointment, the South American country now has six archaeological sites of global significance.
The probably flightless animal was discovered in Rio Grande do Sul state by scientists from the Federal University of Santa Maria. The finding was published in the August 16 edition of the scientific journal Nature.