Just, you know, significantly larger. We've known about Genyornis newtoni for quite some time. The species, which died out around 45,000 years ago, was first described in 1913. An imposing bird ...

The only almost complete Genyornis eggshell ever found. Located by N. Spooner, collected by G Miller, South Australia. Four puncture holes on the egg confirm it was predated by a scavenger marsupial.

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