Controversial prehistoric egg identified as the last 'demon death duck'
The only nearly intact shell of Genyornis has been found. It was discovered by N. Spooner and collected by Gifford H. Miller, South Australia. The presence of four holes in the egg indicates that it was preceded by a sweeping follicle. Credit: Gifford H. Miller Researchers identify ancient bird behind giant prehistoric egg Years of scientific debate has been resolved in Australia about which animal was the true mother of the giant primordial egg. In a recent study, scientists from the University of Copenhagen Their global colleagues showed that the egg could only be the last in a series of rare megafauna known as “death devil ducks”. Consider living next to a bird that weighs 200 kg, is 2 m long and has a large beak. This is the situation of the first people to settle in Australia about 65,000 years ago. Junior Newtonian the last member of the “demon duck”, co-existed there with our ancestors as a species of the now-extinct duck-like bird family. Illustration of Genyornis Newtoni