Ancient Bird Weighed Nearly 1,000 Pounds But Could Still Haul Arse Like An Ostrich

1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGeorge Dvorskyhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/georgedvorsky-usa/Ancient Bird Weighed Nearly 1,000 Pounds But Could Still Haul Arse Like An Ostrichrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4EW3XzNWo2"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2019/06/ancient-bird-weighed-nearly-1000-pounds-but-could-still-haul-ass-like-an-ostrich/">Ancient Bird Weighed Nearly 1,000 Pounds But Could Still Haul Arse Like An Ostrich</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2019/06/ancient-bird-weighed-nearly-1000-pounds-but-could-still-haul-ass-like-an-ostrich/embed/#?secret=4EW3XzNWo2" width="600" height="338" title="“Ancient Bird Weighed Nearly 1,000 Pounds But Could Still Haul Arse Like An Ostrich” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="4EW3XzNWo2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/27/sy3ihk8ylhhi3a3zuem3.jpg?quality=751138638Paleontologists working in Crimea have uncovered evidence of the largest bird ever found in Europe. Standing taller than an elephant and weighing nearly 454kg, this enormous bird could still run at a face pace when threatened.