Fossils reveal largest airborne bird
Extinct avian may not have flapped, but it could glide
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GETTING SOME AIR The extinct P. sandersi (top) would have dwarfed modern-day fliers, including the California condor (bottom left) and the wandering albatross (right).
Liz Bradford