Ancient Bird With Largest Wingspan Yet Discovered

sciencehabit writes Fossils unearthed at a construction project in South Carolina belong to a bird with the largest wingspan ever known, according to a new study. The animal measured 6.4 meters from wingtip to wingtip, about the length of a 10-passenger limousine and approaching twice the size of the wandering albatross, today's wingspan record-holder. Like modern-day albatrosses, the newly described species would have been a soaring champ.

No wonder it went extinct

[TWX]

With that kind of size and that slow of flight, it's no wonder it fell to ancient flak guns. Too easy to hit!

Re:21 feet

[Matheus]

Unneeded... we are all well versed on the length of a 10-passenger limousine.

Re:additional info

[Charliemopps]

I love armchair paleoclimatologists...

I love armchair climatologists.

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