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Gargantuavis
''Gargantuavis'' is a genus of extinct avialan stem-birds containing the single species ''Gargantuavis philoinos''.〔Buffetaut, E. & Le Loeuff, J. (1998). "A new giant ground Bird from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France." ''Journal of the Geological Society'', 155: 1-4.〕 ''G. philoinos'' lived during the late Cretaceous period in what is now southern France. Its fossils were discovered in the Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation, which has been dated to roughly 70 million years old.〔 A large avialan, ''Gargantuavis'' was flightless, occupying an ecological niche somewhat similar to that of modern ratites or more primitive theropods.〔 It is possible that some of the fossil eggs found in the region, usually attributed to non-avialan dinosaurs, actually belong to this bird.〔
==Discovery==
The first ''Gargantuavis'' fossil was found in 1995 in Var (department), France. This first specimen, a partial set of pelvic vertebrae (synsacrum), was uncovered in the village of Fox-Amphoux during construction at a winery. Several other specimens were later found further west, in the villages of Villespassans, Cruzy, and Campagne-sur-Aude, providing enough fossil material to describe and name the species in 1998. The species name ''G. philoinos'', meaning "wine lover", was chosen because several of these first ''Gargantuavis'' bones were found in and around vineyards and wineries.〔
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