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Did humans kill off one of the last dinosaurs, er, giant birds?

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Genyornis newtoni lived in Australia, and recent research suggests that humans may have played a role in the extinction of this dinosaur laughingly called a bird, about 40,000 years ago. The evidence consists of clusters of egg shells that are burned in a way the scientists suggest most likely done by humans. ka, and likely before 47?ka.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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Brush Bronzewing – Phaps elegans. 03 Jun 2016. Western Rosella – Platycercus icterotis. 03 Jun 2016. White-browed Treecreeper – Climacteris affinis. 03 Jun 2016. Purple-gaped Honeyeater – Lichenostomus cratitius. 03 Jun 2016. Gray Currawong – Strepera versicolor. 03 Jun 2016. Australian Raven – Corvus coronoides.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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Western Australia. Big Egg Marsh. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Golden Gate Park–Stow Lake. 19 May 2016. Common Nighthawk – Chordeiles minor. Firehouse Woods. 18 May 2016. 15 May 2016. Cinchona Eucalyptus. 14 May 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

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Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Rio Gigante. 20 Feb 2016. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 28 May 2016. Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Rio Gigante. 20 Feb 2016. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 28 May 2016. Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur.

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