-
extinction of
dromornithids, as well as many
other species of the
Australian megafauna. The
first Europeans to
encounter the
bones of
dromornithids may have...
- galliform.
Comparative studies using endocranial reconstructions of
dromornithids,
Ilbandornis and
three Dromornis species,
suggest that the head and...
-
relatives the bathornithids), eogruids, geranoidids, gastornithiforms, and
dromornithids (all extinct) all
evolved similar body
shapes – long legs, long necks...
- lifestyle; it was a fast runner. The
majority of
researchers consider Dromornithids to be herbivorous; this is
borne out by
molecular analysis of the gastroliths...
- that
emerged from
Riversleigh was
analysed and
compared with
other dromornithids to test
previously published theories on
relationships within the family...
- species. Some
dietary and
chronological data
previously ****igned to
dromornithids may
instead be ****igned to the
giant megapodes.
Megapodes share some...
-
species alerted Stirling to its
existence in 1893. The
placement of this
dromornithid species may be
summarised as:
Dromornithidae (8
species in 4 genera)...
- one
notable exception being the
burning of
Genyornis (a type of
giant dromornithid bird
related to ducks) eggs****.
Megafauna species may have survived...
- (4 ft 3 in) in hip height, and 120 kg (260 lb) in weight. The
largest dromornithid was
Dromornis stirtoni over 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and 528–584 kg (1,164–1...
-
oceanic species met the same fate (as
apparently had the
Australian dromornithids earlier). Worldwide, most
giant birds became extinct by the end of the...
