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Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime

by Peter F Murray
No customer reviews yet ISBN 9780253342829 Indiana University Press
Published
Mar 2004
Language
English
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10 × 1.31 × 7 in
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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.

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PublisherIndiana University Press
PublishedMar 4, 2004
ISBN-100253342821
ISBN-139780253342829
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions10 × 1.31 × 7 in
Weight2 lb

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