Dromornis Owen 1872 (bird)

Aves - Dromornithiformes - Dromornithidae

Parent taxon: Dromornithidae according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2016

See also Houde 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Murray and Megirian 1998, Wetmore 1960 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020

Sister taxa: Barawertornis, Bullockornis, Dromaius australis, Genyornis, Ilbandornis

Subtaxa: Dromornis australis Dromornis murrayi Dromornis planei Dromornis stirtoni

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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