Likely the largest eagle in the world, identifying the fossils of the Dynatoaetus gaffae took a decade of work.
. The colossal species then coexisted with the Wedge-tailed Eagle, which now lives in Australia.
The authors believe it went extinct as its preferred prey became scarce. Eventually, Australia's giant eagles and vultures, as well as another megafauna, became extinct around 50,000 years ago.of this mighty predator and fill in the evolutionary gaps of eagles. “It’s often been noted how few large land predators Australia had back then, so Dynatoaetus helps fill that gap. “This discovery reveals that this incredible family of birds was once much more diverse in Australia, and that raptors were also impacted by the mass extinction that wiped out most of Australia’s megafauna,” said Dr. Mather.The giant accipitrid Dynatoaetus gaffae gen. et sp. nov. is described from existing and newly collected material.
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