GIANT BIRD IS NEW SPECIES

A 25 c m -old fosssil unearthed  3o yers ago -South Carolina  has been  indentified as a new species.The creature looks like a seagull on steriods-wingspan between 6.1 to 7.4 m(20-24 ft) and is the largest flying bird found at present.Proceedings of National Academy-LINK -BBC SCIENCE-GIANT FOSSIL INDENTIFIED-Ichthyornis (Greek for "fish bird"); pronounced ick-thee-OR-niss