'Scotland's dodo' bone found at Scottish Seabird Centre dig (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

A bone from an extinct bird known as "Scotland's dodo" has been uncovered following an archaeological dig in East Lothian.

The bone from the Great Auk, a species last seen in British waters on St Kilda in 1840, was recovered at the Kirk Ness site, now known as North Berwick.

It was unearthed during a dig at the Scottish Seabird Centre.

Archaeologists said the find sheds new lights on human habitation of the area in the Middle Ages.

The archaeological dig, by Edinburgh-based Addyman Archaeology, and supported by Historic Scotland, revealed bones of butchered seals, fish and seabirds, including the bone of the Great Auk.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27372931
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk

[dipsydoodle]

1. Another picture here

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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/scotlands-dodo-extinct-1500-year-old-great-auk-skeleton-found-1448322

[Judi Lynn]

2. Extremely interesting. Very glad to see it. Thank you. n/t

[theHandpuppet]

3. Looks like a cross between a puffin and a penguin.

Thanks for posting.

[dipsydoodle]

4. Same thought occured to me.

One of our Puffins here on Lundy which is an island off the coast of Devon / SW England - there's colony there.

[theHandpuppet]

5. I didn't know they lived that far south

What's the range of their habitat?