Dr Warren Handley and Associate Professor Trevor Worthy (IMAGE)

Flinders University

Dr Warren Handley and Associate Professor Trevor Worthy

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While the bones of these giant flightless birds are relatively common in the fossil record, their skulls are extremely rare. The most complete skull known, from Dromornis planei, was discovered in the late 1980s filled with solid limestone. Neutron CT scanning technology enabled the Flinders researchers to 'see' inside the skull to reveal the shape of the brain for the first time since the skull was discovered.

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