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  2. Dromornithidae - Wikipedia

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    The scientific name Dromornithidae derives from the Greek words δρομαίος, dromaios ("swift-running") and ὀρνις, ornis ("bird"). [8] The family was named by Max Fürbringer in 1888, citing W. B. Clarke and Gerard Krefft, Owen's separation from "Dromaeus" and Dinornis, and a note by von Haast allying Dromornis with Dromaeus.

  3. Thunderbird (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Thunderbird is a roller coaster at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana. Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client. The Thunderbird is the cap badge and symbol of the Canadian Forces Military Police since 1968. Various sports teams are called the Thunderbirds or have Thunderbird mascots ...

  4. Genyornis - Wikipedia

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    Life restoration of a feeding individual. Genyornis newtoni was a medium-sized dromornithid with a robust body, measuring up to 2.15 metres (7.1 ft) tall and weighing around 250–350 kilograms (550–770 lb), though body mass estimation may vary based on different methods. [6]

  5. Dromornis - Wikipedia

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    The fossil deposits of Dromornis murrayi at the Hiatus site of Riversleigh have been dated as early Miocene and another as late Oligocene to early Miocene. This was established using correlation with the evolutionary stage of vertebrate species known from other sites at Riversleigh.

  6. Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus - 'Teen Rex'- found ...

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    A rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a find noteworthy for the scientific insight it may offer into the life history of this famous ...

  7. Fossil of new reptile species found in Brazil sheds light on ...

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    In 2014, physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio found the fossil in the town of Paraiso do Sul in Brazil's southernmost Rio Grande do Sul state. He donated it to a local university in 2021, kicking ...

  8. Jurassic fossil from China rewrites history of bird evolution

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    Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period and possessed surprisingly modern traits, a ...

  9. Wichita Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The mountains themselves are Permian landforms covered and preserved by river-borne sediments in the Permian and partially excavated only in recent geological times. Exposure of these fossil mountains is greatest towards the southeast; much of the western part of the Permian range remains buried under sandstones and mudstones.