Fossil discovery in Kazakhstan shows Asian giant 'phoenix' walked amongst dinosaurs
10.08.2011
Paleontologists discovered the fossilized remains of an enormous prehistoric bird that lived in Central Asia more than 65 million years ago and lived alongside dinosaurs.
The bird, called Samrukia nessovi after the mythical Kazakh Phoenix known as the samruk, lived in what is now modern Kazakhstan. The giant bird would have...