When Birds Stopped Flying
Ratites have spread to Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and South America. And there are fossils of Ratites in Europe, Asia, and North America too. That’s a lot of ground to cover for birds that can’t fly. So how did Ratites end up all over the world?
2018-11-14 15:00:00 - PBS Eons
Thanks to Ceri Thomas for the Lithornithid reconstruction.
Check out more of Ceri's paleoart at
http://alphynix.tumblr.com and
Thanks as always to Nobu Tamura for allowing us to use his wonderful paleoart:
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