Dromornis
Taxonavigation
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Ordo: †Gastornithiformes |
Familia: †Dromornithidae
Genus: †Dromornis
Species: †D. australis – †D. murrayi – †D. planei – †D. stirtoni
Name
Type species: Dromornis australis
Etymology: "δρόμος, cursus [running], ὄρνις, avis [bird]" [Owen, 1874: 381]
References
Primary references
- Owen, R. 1872. [Untitled]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 682–683. BHL
- Owen, R. "1874" [1873]. On Dinornis (Part XIX.): containing a Description of a Femur indicative of a new Genus of large Wingless Bird (Dromornis australis, Owen) from a post-tertiary deposit in Queensland, Australia. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 8(6): 381–384. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00563.x BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Rich, P.V. 1979. The Dromornithidae, an extinct family of large ground birds endemic to Australia. Bureau of National Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 184: 1–196. PDF Reference page.
- Worthy, T.H., Handley, W.D., Archer, M. & Hand, S.J. 2016. The extinct flightless mihirungs (Aves, Dromornithidae): cranial anatomy, a new species, and assessment of Oligo-Miocene lineage diversity. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(3): e1031345. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2015.1031345 Academia.edu Reference page.