Brontornis burmeisteri Scale:1:20 funkei 's diet and role

funkei 's diet and role as an apex predator are part of a much more complex marine ecosystem than previously thought

specialized in hunting during twilight

Snout-tail length 495 mm

which is believed to have had several functions

con un tamaño estimado de alrededor de 4

Brontornis burmeisteri Scale:1:20 funkei 's diet and roleMorphological description and paleoecological considerations of Brontornis burmeisteri (Aves, Phorusrhacidae?) from the Miocene of Argentina Brontornis burmeisteri , one of the most impressive fossil birds in the South American record, is known from remains found in Middle Miocene sediments (approximately 17 to 15 million years ago) in the Santa Cruz Formation, located in Argentine Patagonia. Initially assigned to the family Phorusrhacidae, this taxon