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."
General
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Life of the Past |
| Release date: |
March 2004 |
| First published: |
February 2004 |
| Authors: |
Peter F. Murray
• Patricia Vickers-Rich
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
416 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-34282-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
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|
| LSN: |
0-253-34282-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780253342829 |
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