Ancient Proteins Show First Australian People Ate Giant Eggs of Huge Flightless Birds - SciTechDaily

Researchers settle fierce debate surrounding 'Thunder bird' species, and whether its eggs were exploited by early Australian people around 50,000 years ago. Proteins extracted from fragments of prehistoric eggshell discovered in the Australian sands confirm t…

ByUniversity of CambridgeMay 29, 2022 Detail from an illustration of Genyornis being chased from its nest by a Megalania lizard in prehistoric Australia. Credit: Illustration supplied by the artist … [+6414 chars]

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