Giant eagles and scavenging vultures shared the skies of ancient Australia
- Written by Ellen K. Mather, Adjunct Associate Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
A flock of vultures (_Cryptogyps lacertosus_) and Australian ravens watch and wait (left), as an adult eagle _Dynatoaetus pachyosteus_ feeds on the carcass of a dead _Diprotodon_ (centre), while a younger bird seeks to join in. In the nearby treetops, a second adult _D. pachyosteus_ feeds its hungry chick (right).John BarrieToday, Australia is...
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