It was described in 1979 by Patricia Vickers-Rich from fragmentary but diagnostic remains, three pieces of the hind limbs and a vertebra.[3] More fragments specimens were described in 2004 and new material that emerged from Riversleigh was analysed and compared with other dromornithids to test previously published theories on relationships within the family.[4]
B. tedfordi is currently the smallest known species of dromornithid, comparable in size to the cassowaries[3] and weighing in at 80 to 95 kilograms.[5]
This mihirung was a fleet-footed species, probably a herbivore,[5] that dwelt in the forest habitat covering most of Australia at the time of the bird's existence. These birds were similar in the form and habitat of the modern Casuarius casuarius, the flightless and rainforest dwelling the southern cassowary.[4]
The name of the genus, Barawertornis, derives from an Aboriginal language, a word for ground Barawerti, and the Ancient Greek ornis, bird. The specific epithet refers to Richard H. Tedford for that researcher's discoveries of tertiary avian fauna in Australia.[6]
^Rich, Patricia (1979): The Dromornithidae, an extinct family of large ground birds endemic to Australia. Bureau of National Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin184: 1–196. file at Bureau catalogue entry
^ abNguyen, Jacqueline M. T.; Boles, Walter E.; Hand, Suzanne J. (2010). "New material of Barawertornis tedfordi, a dromornithid bird from the Oligo-Miocene of Australia, and its phylogenetic implications. In Proceedings of the VII International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution". Records of the Australian Museum. 62 (1): 45–60. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1539.
^Rich, P.V. 1979. The Dromornithidae, a family of large,extinct ground birds endemic to Australia: Systematic and phylogenetic considerations. Canberra Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 184, 1–196.
Referencesedit
Boles, Walter E. (2001): Australian Museum Fact Sheets: 'Thunder Birds' - The Family Dromornithidae. Retrieved 2006-OCT-17.
Boles, Walter E. (2005): A New Flightless Gallinule (Aves: Rallidae: Gallinula) from the Oligo-Miocene of Riversleigh, Northwestern Queensland, Australia. (2005) Records of the Australian Museum57(2): 179–190. ODF fulltext
Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution (SAPE) (1999): Information Letter13. HTML fulltext 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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barawertornis, tedfordi, dromornithid, mihirung, large, flightless, fowl, hailing, from, late, oligocene, early, miocene, only, species, genus, fossil, remains, found, strata, riversleigh, deposits, located, sites, northwestern, queensland, australia, temporal. Barawertornis tedfordi was a dromornithid mihirung a large flightless fowl hailing from Late Oligocene to Early Miocene The only species in the genus Barawertornis its fossil remains are found in strata of the Riversleigh deposits located at two sites in Northwestern Queensland Australia 2 BarawertornisTemporal range Late Oligocene Early MioceneScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder GastornithiformesFamily DromornithidaeGenus BarawertornisP Rich 1979Species B tedfordiBinomial name Barawertornis tedfordiP Rich 1979 1 It was described in 1979 by Patricia Vickers Rich from fragmentary but diagnostic remains three pieces of the hind limbs and a vertebra 3 More fragments specimens were described in 2004 and new material that emerged from Riversleigh was analysed and compared with other dromornithids to test previously published theories on relationships within the family 4 B tedfordi is currently the smallest known species of dromornithid comparable in size to the cassowaries 3 and weighing in at 80 to 95 kilograms 5 This mihirung was a fleet footed species probably a herbivore 5 that dwelt in the forest habitat covering most of Australia at the time of the bird s existence These birds were similar in the form and habitat of the modern Casuarius casuarius the flightless and rainforest dwelling the southern cassowary 4 The name of the genus Barawertornis derives from an Aboriginal language a word for ground Barawerti and the Ancient Greek ornis bird The specific epithet refers to Richard H Tedford for that researcher s discoveries of tertiary avian fauna in Australia 6 See also editAustralian megafauna History of AustraliaFootnotes edit Rich Patricia 1979 The Dromornithidae an extinct family of large ground birds endemic to Australia Bureau of National Resources Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 184 1 196 file at Bureau catalogue entry Boles 2005 a b SAPE 1999 a b Nguyen Jacqueline M T Boles Walter E Hand Suzanne J 2010 New material of Barawertornis tedfordi a dromornithid bird from the Oligo Miocene of Australia and its phylogenetic implications In Proceedings of the VII International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution Records of the Australian Museum 62 1 45 60 doi 10 3853 j 0067 1975 62 2010 1539 a b Boles 2001 Rich P V 1979 The Dromornithidae a family of large extinct ground birds endemic to Australia Systematic and phylogenetic considerations Canberra Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 184 1 196 References editBoles Walter E 2001 Australian Museum Fact Sheets Thunder Birds The Family Dromornithidae Retrieved 2006 OCT 17 Boles Walter E 2005 A New Flightless Gallinule Aves Rallidae Gallinula from the Oligo Miocene of Riversleigh Northwestern Queensland Australia 2005 Records of the Australian Museum 57 2 179 190 ODF fulltext Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution SAPE 1999 Information Letter 13 HTML fulltext Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This prehistoric bird article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barawertornis amp oldid 1184075196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
