Tag: Gondwana
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Ancestors of Flightless Birds Once Flew Across Oceans, New Study Finds
A new twist on how flightless birds spread across continents For generations, scientists have wondered how flightless giants like ostriches, emus, and kiwis ended up on continents as distant as Africa, Australia, and South America. The traditional view tied this broad dispersal to the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, arguing that its breakup around 150 million years…
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Ancient Flight-Enabled Ancestors Carried Flightless Birds Across Oceans
Rewriting the dispersal tale: oceans, not just drift Birds are celebrated for their aerial prowess, yet a surprising twist in their story emerges from new research. Scientists have found that the ancestors of today’s flightless giants, including ostriches, emus and kiwis, were once capable of long distance flight across open oceans. This challenges the traditional…
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Flightless Birds: Ancestors Once Flew Across Oceans
New genetic data reshapes the story of flightless birds Birds are often celebrated for their ability to conquer the skies, but a growing body of research suggests the opposite may be true for the ancestors of today’s flightless giants. A new study points to a surprisingly recent shift from flying ancestry to ground-dwelling endurance, proposing…