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MAGNIFICENT MIHIRUNGS
THE COLOSSAL FLIGHTLESS BIRDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN DREAMTIME |
| By: |
Peter Murray, Patricia Vickers-Rich |
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| ISBN 10: |
0253342821 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780253342829 |
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| Publisher: |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
4 March, 2004 |
| Series: |
Life of the Past |
| Pages: |
416 |
| Description: |
Over millions of years, Australia's biodiversity has produced a large cabinet of curiosities. Among the weirder members of this group were the Mihirungs, members of the extinct family Dromornithidae. This book is the study of this diverse group. |
| Synopsis: |
Over millions of years, Australia's unique biodiversity has produced a large cabinet of curiosities. Among the weirder members of this group were the Mihirungs, members of the now extinct family Dromornithidae. Made up of several genera of flightless birds-among them one of the very largest birds that ever lived-the dromornithids ranged from 60-kilogram beasts, 1.5 meters tall, to giants twice that size, weighing nearly half a metric ton. They were, by orders of magnitude, the largest "geese" that ever lived. One species was comparable in size to the Ele-phantbird of Madagascar and the Giant Moa of New Zealand. This book is the first major study of this unique and highly diverse group. It aims to present as complete a synthesis as possible of current information about this fascinating family of birds. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Whitley Medal 2004Lanzendorf Paleoart Award 2004. |
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