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New giant bird species identified 17 years after discovery
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Times of India World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 11 Nov 2026, 05:39 UTC. The headline in use is “New giant bird species identified 17 years after discovery”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Researchers have identified a new extinct species of ground-dwelling bird, Megapodius rokusi, from a fossil. This fossil, a leg bone, was discovered in Liang Bua cave on Flores Island, Indonesia.
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