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    genera) Dromornis Dromornis australis Owen, 1872 Dromornis murrayi Worthy et al., 2016 Dromornis planei (Bullockornis planei Rich, 1979) Dromornis stirtoni...
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    4 genera) Dromornis Owen, 1872 Dromornis australis Owen, 1872 Dromornis murrayi Worthy et al., 2016 Dromornis planei (Rich, 1979) Dromornis stirtoni Rich...
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    birds was more closely related to modern fowl than to modern ratites. Dromornis stirtoni, (Stirton's thunder bird) was a flightless bird 3 m (10 ft) tall...
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    than Ilbandornis, it did not attain the height and weight of Dromornis stirtoni or Dromornis planei. The fossils of the species have been found remaining...
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    kilograms (1,500–2,200 lb) making it one of the largest birds ever, alongside Dromornis stirtoni and Pachystruthio dmanisensis. Females of A. maximus are suggested...
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    the Cenozoic, including the predatory Brontornis, possibly omnivorous Dromornis stirtoni or herbivorous Aepyornis, ever grew to masses much above 500...
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  • Genyornis have skulls of similar size to emus, other Dromornithids such as Dromornis have far more robust skulls with large beaks; these were previously considered...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    (Anseranas semipalmata), sole surviving member of a Mesozoic lineage Cast of Dromornis stirtoni, a mihirung, from Australia. Studies of the mitochondrial DNA...
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    Brontornis the fourth-heaviest bird found thus far, after Aepyornis maximus, Dromornis stirtoni, and Pachystruthio dmanisensis. There is uncertainty about the...
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