Aves - Dromornithiformes - Dromornithidae

Full reference: T. H. Worthy, W. D. Handley, M. Archer and S. J. Hand. 2016. The Extinct Flightless Mihirungs (Aves, Dromornithidae): Cranial Anatomy, a New Species, and Assessment of Oligo-Miocene Lineage Diversity. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(3):e1031345

Belongs to Dromornis according to T. H. Worthy and J. M. T. Nguyen 2020

See also Worthy et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Dromornis australis, Dromornis planei, Dromornis stirtoni

Type specimen: QM F57984, a partial skull (partial cranium). Its type locality is Hiatus Site, which is in a Chattian terrestrial carbonate in the Carl Creek Limestone Formation of Australia.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Hiatus Site

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.