10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIATRYMA»
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diatryma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
diatryma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of ... - Strona 259
Diatrymatids and Phorusrhacids The famous Euramerican fossil ground bird Diatryma has a bearing on the dietary arguments for dromornithids. According to Andors (1992), Diatryma is structurally intermediate between anseriform and ...
Peter F. Murray, Patricia Vickers-Rich, 2004
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Discovering Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and the ... - Strona 138
Diatryma itself had an estimated weight of well over 150 kilograms. It was not the largest known ground bird, however. That title goes to the extinct, 4 meter-tall, Late Pleistocene elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) of Madagascar. Traditionally ...
Mark Norell, Eugene S. Gaffney, Lowell Dingus, 2000
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Catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions: Impacts and Beyond
Fischer, K., 1962, Der Riesenlaufvogel Diatryma aus der eozanen Braunkohle des Geiseltales: Hallesches Jahrbuch fur mitteldeutsche Erdgeschichte. v. 4, p. 26-33. Hebert, E., 1855, Note sur le tibia du Gastomis parisiensis: Comptes Rendus ...
Christian Koeberl, Kenneth G. MacLeod, 2002
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Collected papers - Tom 1 - Strona 669
A Diatryma gigantea jobboldali csiidjének középsá trochleája a külsö oldalról; felsö részén a csiid szárának tērési vonala. CoPE tipusa. V. 6. 2. és 3. abråval. A Diatryma gigantea jobboldali csiidjének középsó trochleája elölnézetben; felsö ...
Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1913
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The Cenozoic Era: Age of Mammals - Strona 90
Diatryma Diatryma is an extinct genus of giant flightless birds found as fossils in Early Eocene rocks in North America and Europe. Diatryma grew to a height of about 2 1/4 metres (7 feet). Its small wings were not used for flight, but its legs ...
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Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other ...
Gould even found a punctuational use for A. S. Romer's idea that the Eocene flightless bird Diatryma had challenged mammalian dominance. Gould did not question Diatryma's valor. "The gigantic head and short, powerful neck identified ...
David Rains Wallace, 2004
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New Mexico's Fossil Record 1: Bulletin 11 - Strona 62
(Cope, 1877). On February 1, 1876 he gave a report to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia on his find. Knowing it was different from other flightless birds, such as ratites, he named it Diatryma gigantea, and put it in an order and a ...
Spencer G. Lucas, John W. Estep, Thomas E. Williamson, 1997
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Papers in Avian Paleontology: Honoring Pierce Brodkorb - Strona 109
Diatryma) containing two Old World (D. sarasini, D. geiselensis) and two predominantly New World (D. gigantea, D. regens) species is tentatively recognized. Pelvic limb characters demonstrate a close relationship between Diatryma and ...
Pierce Brodkorb, Kenneth E. Campbell, 1992
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Fossil Birds in the Marsh Collection of Yale University
Further on in the article he says: "Its nearest allies will probably be found in Diatryma and Gastornis, from essentially the same geological horizon." This phalanx, upon which Marsh attempted to establish his Baromis regens, in all probability ...
Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1915
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Fossil Vertebrates in the American Museum of Natural History
Fig. 1. Proximal extremity of the left tarso-metatarsus, anterior view, natural size. Cope's type of Diatryma gtgantea. He marked the eoncavities for the femoral condyles on this type specimen correctly, 11. e. “E” for extemal, and “In” for internal, ...
American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology, Henry Fairfield Osborn, 1916
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIATRYMA»
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WWU exhibits show minerals, fossils of Washington state
Possibly the most fascinating display is a four-foot slab of sedimentary rock containing the three-toed footprint of a diatryma, a giant flightless bird from the ... «The Bellingham Herald, Aug 15»
Bellingham geologist writes Western Washington guidebook
Destinations in the book include Artist Point and Heather Meadows; the fossil display of Diatryma, a giant prehistoric bird, at Western Washington University; and ... «Bellingham Herald, May 15»
30 weitere Riesen-Saurier in der Eifel eingetroffen
Der Transport brachte auch das Modell des sehr großen und robusten, aber flugunfähigen Laufvogels Diatryma aus dem Tertiär mit. Im Dinosaurierpark ... «Eifeler Presse Agentur - Nachrichten, Dec 14»
Science Center ushers in 'Ice Age Unfrozen' as temps fall in Michigan
There are some, though, that are roughly the size of the animals they represent, including the Diatryma, a flightless predatory bird whose name means “terror ... «C&G Newspapers, Oct 14»
Australia's Giant, Venomous Lizard Gets Downsized
From time to time, I've been accused of being a fossil killjoy. I pulverize childhood dreams like Diatryma crushed seeds (and not little horses). I'm not sure how ... «National Geographic, Mar 14»
Giant Prehistoric Bird Crushed Seeds, Not Little Horses
(In North America, where Gastornis fossils were previously labeled “Diatryma“, some of the contemporary herbivorous mammals grew to bigger sizes, but there ... «National Geographic, Feb 14»
Cenozoic Era: Facts About Climate, Animals & Plants
Large flightless birds, such as the Diatryma, thrived. The Neogene Period gives rise to early primates, including early humans. Bovids, including cattle, sheep, ... «LiveScience.com, Oct 13»
At outdoor sculpture exhibit, much for kids to take in
And Bob Shannahan's “Diatryma” looks, from a distance, like it's ripped straight from a Pixar movie. Up close, it's almost more fun, with trees for legs and bark ... «Concord Monitor, Aug 13»
De carnívoro feroz a herbívoro muito dócil
O geólogo George Mustoe, da Universidade de Washington, afirma que o diatryma era considerado "o pássaro que substituiu os dinossauros como o maior ... «Diário de Notícias - Lisboa, Jan 13»
Le Diatryma, un "féroce prédateur" de l'Eocène était en fait végétarien
Publiant leurs travaux dans la revue Paleontology, des chercheurs américains ont étudié des empreintes de pas fossilisées laissées par le Diatryma, un oiseau ... «Maxisciences, Dec 12»
