Subfossils are the remains of living organisms that died on the geological scale more recently, in the Holocene (a geological epoch that continues into modern times) or even in historical times. Such remains have managed to undergo only partial fossilization, that is, transformation into fossils.
Based on these remains, it can be concluded that the dodo measured about 62.6-75 centimeters and may have weighed 10.6-17.5 kilograms. Other data on appearance, and plumage, were obtained from drawings and written accounts dating back to the 17th century, which were based on observations of living specimens.
The dodo bird is depicted with brownish-gray plumage, yellow massive legs ending in black claws, a tuft of feathers on the tail, and a large gray naked head with a downward curving beak in black, green, and yellow. Within the species, there was sexual dimorphism-males were larger than females and had larger beaks.
