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Originally Posted by MrTerrorist
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentavis
Argentavis magnificens (literally "magnificent Argentine bird") is the largest flying bird ever discovered, larger in every aspect than any other flying aves, including the enormous Haast's Eagle from the Pleistocene to Holocene of New Zealand. This bird, sometimes called the Giant Teratorn, is an extinct species known (as of 2009) from three sites from the late Miocene (6 million years before present) of central and northwestern Argentina, where a good sample of fossils has been obtained.[1]
The humerus (upper arm bone) of Argentavis is somewhat damaged. Even so, it allows a fairly accurate estimate of its length in life, which was a bit shorter than an entire human arm.[2] The species apparently had stout, strong legs and large feet which enabled it to walk with ease. The bill was large, rather slender, and had a hooked tip with a wide gape.
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i wonder when we get the land crocs and the elephant birds.
edit: what i can't understand is why they haven't start making weapons. They can crave spear form the wood and by laying in the fire they can harden it. Not the same as metal or rock weapons but still pretty useful and 30+ people arm with spears aren't something you can sneeze at.