-
fibula (MLP-140-142), the
species name
being Mesembriornis milneedwardsi. The
genus name,
Mesembriornis,
means "southern bird"
after its
discovery in...
- very long,
exceeding half the
total length of the skull,
unlike in
Mesembriornis and Patagornis, and is
longer than that of Phorusrhacos. The
ratio between...
-
Mesembriornithinae — medium-sized species,
standing 4.4 feet (1.3 m) high
Genus Mesembriornis (Late
Miocene to Late
Pliocene (Montehermosan)
Monte Hermoso Formation...
- 1895
Liornis minor Dolgopol de Saez, 1927
Mesembriornis quatrefragesi Moreno & Mercerat, 1891
Mesembriornis studeri Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 Owenornis...
-
Psilopterus (then Patagornis)
bachmanni to a
group with Phorusrhacos,
Mesembriornis, and Stereornis,
though the
latter is now seen as a
synonym of Phorusrhacos...
- The
ungual phalanges preserved in
Patagornis and its
distant relative Mesembriornis are large, curved, and thin laterally,
likely being used to stab prey...
- both
Psilopterus and Paleopsilopterus. The
genus is very
similar to
Mesembriornis and
lived during the same
geological period,
making fossils of the two...
- the
traditional avian S-curve. The
atlas and axis
resemble those of
Mesembriornis in
general shape, with the
atlas being both
taller and
narrower than...
-
Andalgalornis Andrewsornis Patagornis †Psilopterinae
Procariama Psilopterus †Mesembriornithinae
Llallawavis Mesembriornis †Physornithinae
Physornis Paraphysornis...
- (mihirungs)
Anseriformes (waterfowl) Late Oligocene-Early
Miocene 29
Mesembriornis incertus 70 kg (150 lb)
Phorusrhacidae (terror birds) Cariamiformes...
