New extinct bird species identified from Flores Island fossil

• A new extinct species of ground-dwelling bird, Megapodius rokusi, was identified from a fossil.
• The fossil, a leg bone, was discovered in Liang Bua cave on Flores Island, Indonesia.
• This is the first megapode fossil found in the Wallacea region, providing new insights into ancient bird species.
• The fossil is estimated to be between 190,000 and 120,000 years old.
• The bird was much larger than today's living megapodes.