A successful and ferocious descendant of the dinosaurs, Gastornis
was one of the largest animals of its time: a meat-eating bird
as tall as a grown man. While it has been the subject of some
debate, the latest research suggests Gastornis used its enormous
beak to
kill prey, gripping an animal in its beak to paralyze it and
then shaking its head to break the prey's spine.
A successful and ferocious descendant of the dinosaurs, Gastornis
was one of the largest animals of its time: a meat-eating bird
as tall as a grown man. While it has been the subject of some
debate, the latest research suggests Gastornis used its enormous
beak to
kill prey, gripping an animal in its beak to paralyze it and
then shaking its head to break the prey's spine.