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Six million years ago, the skies of Argentina were home to fearsome predator – Argentavis magnificens, the largest bird to ever take to the air. It weighed in at 70kg and had a wingspan of 7m, about ...
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Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird that could be the biggest flying bird ever found. With an estimated 20- to 24-foot wingspan, the creature surpassed the ...
Using computer simulations to model the flight of prehistoric Argentavis magnificens, scientists have found that the bird -- which weighed 150 pounds and had a 23-foot wingspan -- was capable of ...
Der Argentavis magnificens, der mit einer Flügelspannweite von sechseinhalb Metern die Größe eines Leichtflugzeugs erreichen konnte, nutzte Aufwinde über den südamerikanischen Anden, um kilometerweit ...
Still, Argentavis isn’t the heaviest flying bird on this list – but more on that particular behemoth later. Argentavis lived ...