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Heracles inexpectatus lived in New Zealand

World’s largest parrot was a metre tall and lived 19 million years ago

6 August 2019

Palaeontologists working in New Zealand have discovered the first evidence of giant parrots, which they believe weighed 7 kilograms and lived 19 million years ago

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World’s largest parrot was a metre tall and lived 19 million years ago

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