Profanornis Spinosus

Profanornis spinosus were another species of carrion stork standing five to seven feet tall at the hip. Its beak housed several tooth-like thorny protrusions that helped them to catch fish and amphibians like Swamp-wings in the lowland rivers they lived near. They were also ready eaters of carrion. Young spinosus followed their parents through the waterways and learned to hunt for themselves. Both males and females sported crests, although male's crests were larger and more colorful.