{"id":401,"date":"2022-10-17T10:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T23:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2023-05-29T17:17:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T07:47:21","slug":"dromornis-stirtoni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/fossils\/vertebrate-fossils\/birds\/dromornis-stirtoni-2\/dromornis-stirtoni\/","title":{"rendered":"Dromornis stirtoni<\/i> endocasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dromornis stirtoni<\/em><\/h1>\n

Stirton’s thunder bird<\/h1>\n

Dromornis stirtoni<\/em> is an extinct dromornithid known only from the Miocene aged Alcoota fossil beds of central Australia. It is one of the more commonly found members of the Alcoota Local Fauna. Recent body mass estimates revealed sexual dimorphism within this species, with males weighing around 530 kg, and females weighing around 450 kgs.<\/p>\n

Check below for more Dromornis stirtoni<\/em> specimens, including articulated legs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”402″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Specimen numbers: <\/strong>NTM P5420
\nElement: <\/strong>Endocast
\nGeological age: <\/strong>Miocene
\nState\/territory: <\/strong>Northern Territory
\nLocality\/site: <\/strong>Alcoota Station, approximately 110 km northeast of Alice Springs[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Specimen number: <\/strong>NTM P3250
\nElement: <\/strong>Endocast
\nGeological age: <\/strong>Miocene
\nState\/territory: <\/strong>Northern Territory
\nLocality\/site: <\/strong>Alcoota Station, approximately 110 km northeast of Alice Springs[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubW9ycGhvc291cmNlLm9yZyUyRnV2Lmh0bWwlMjMlM0ZtYW5pZmVzdCUzRCUyRm1hbmlmZXN0cyUyRjMwYmFkZDY0LTY0MzktNDEyNy05MzY2LWRhZDUwYjA2NDUxMiUyMiUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTIyNTYwJTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyNDIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubW9ycGhvc291cmNlLm9yZyUyRnV2Lmh0bWwlMjMlM0ZtYW5pZmVzdCUzRCUyRm1hbmlmZXN0cyUyRjFiOGQ3MWVhLTkzYTgtNDA1MC05ZjViLTkzYjM5OWQ1MDA1ZCUyMiUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTIyNTYwJTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyNDIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]These data first appeared in: Handley WD, and Worthy TH. 2021. Endocranial Anatomy of the Giant Extinct Australian Mihirung Birds (Aves, Dromornithidae). Diversity<\/em> 13:124.<\/p>\n

View more of this specimen<\/h3>\n

Articulated legs NTM P13331<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Left:<\/strong> tibiotarsus | fibula | tarsometatarsus<\/a> | lateral phalanx 1 | lateral phalanx 2<\/a> | lateral phalanx 3 | lateral phalanx 4<\/a> |\u00a0middle phalanx 1 | \u00a0middle phalanx 2<\/a> | middle phalanx 4 | medial phalanx 1<\/a><\/p>\n

Right:<\/strong> tarsometatarsus | middle phalanx 1<\/a> | \u00a0middle phalanx 2 | middle phalanx 3<\/a> | middle phalanx 4 | medial phalanx 1<\/a> | medial phalanx 2 | medial phalanx 3<\/a><\/p>\n

Endocasts\u00a0<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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