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Oh, this old bird? SC State Museum adds to fossil collection

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The Parahesperornis was a flightless bird that used its strong legs, large feet, and big toothy jaw to dive for fish.

Photo provided by the South Carolina State Museum

Did you know? The South Carolina State Museum’s Natural History collection includes almost one million unique specimens and fossils and they just added a brand-new one.

The cast skeleton of a Parahesperornis (Latin for “alongside western bird”), a long-extinct bird most closely related to our modern-day ducks and chickens, was just acquired by the museum.

It’s not every day you see a bird that lived 83 million years ago, so stay tuned for when you can check it for yourself. 🦤 *

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