Gastornis (redirect from Gastornithidae)
placing both in the same order (†Gastornithiformes) or even family (†Gastornithidae). This newly-realized degree of similarity caused many scientists to...
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fossils found in North America, Eurasia, possibly Australia. Members of Gastornithidae were long considered to be a part of the order Gruiformes. However,...
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New World quail Family Phasianidae: pheasants and relatives Family Gastornithidae (see Gastornis) Family Dromornithidae: mihirungs Worldwide; 150 species...
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phylogenetic support in finding the mihirungs to be the sister taxon to Gastornithidae. Worthy et al. (2017) incorporated several new taxa and character traits...
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Anseriformes (waterfowl) Pliocene 13 Gastornis gigantea 200 kg (440 lb) Gastornithidae Anseriformes (waterfowl) Eocene 14 Dinornis sp. 192 kg (423 lb) Dinornithidae...
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the world developed a tendency towards gigantism; this included the Gastornithidae, the Dromornithidae, the Palaeognathae, and the Phorusrhacidae. Phorusrhacids...
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Anseriformes related to screamers than close relatives of the family Gastornithidae. A study on the vertebral column of Annakacygna hajimei is published...
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Late Cretaceous family Laornithidae and the following taxa: Family †Gastornithidae (diatrymas) (fossil) Family †Messelornithidae (Messel-birds) Family...
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