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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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  • 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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    the Cenozoic, including the predatory Brontornis, possibly omnivorous Dromornis stirtoni or herbivorous Aepyornis, ever grew to masses much above 500 kg...
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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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    average a mass of 850 kg (1,870 lb) The largest fowl was the mihirung Dromornis stirtoni of Australia. It exceeded 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in height, and average...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    Trevor H. (2016-09-02). "Sexual dimorphism in the late Miocene mihirung Dromornis stirtoni (Aves: Dromornithidae) from the Alcoota Local Fauna of central...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    exactly the same upper proportions as the largest elephant birds was Dromornis stirtoni of Australia, part of a 26,000-year-old group called mihirungs...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    Rich 1979 (Late Miocene) †I. woodburnei Rich 1979 †I. lawsoni Rich 1979 †Dromornis Owen 1872 (Late Miocene – Pliocene) †D. australis Owen 1872 †D. stirtoni...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    seedlings uphill, if cotyledons fell from the mouth while chewing. Dinosaurs, Dromornis, Diprotodon. Lady apple Syzygium suborbiculare Northern Australia and...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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    †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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  • †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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  • †Asteriornis †Perplexicervix †Qinornis? †Dromornithidae Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis †Gastornithiformes Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae...
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