{"id":703,"date":"2023-05-29T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T04:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2023-05-29T17:13:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T07:43:13","slug":"dromornis-stirtoni-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/fossils\/vertebrate-fossils\/birds\/dromornis-stirtoni-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dromornis stirtoni<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Stirton\u2019s 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. The specimens included here come from the only articulated set of Dromornithid stirtoni<\/em> legs known. This specimen is affectionately known as Deb.<\/p>\n

Check below for links to more of this specimen.<\/p>\n

Specimen number:<\/strong> NTM P13331
\nGeological age:<\/strong> late Miocene
\nState\/territory:<\/strong> Northern Territory
\nLocality\/site:<\/strong> Classy Corner, Alcoota[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”705″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”706″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Skeletal element:<\/strong> tibiotarsus (left)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Skeletal element:<\/strong> tarsometatarsus (left)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubW9ycGhvc291cmNlLm9yZyUyRnV2Lmh0bWwlMjMlM0ZtYW5pZmVzdCUzRCUyRm1hbmlmZXN0cyUyRmYwYjcxZTA2LTEwYTAtNDQ3Yy04ZTdhLWM4YmE4ODdlMzNkZiUyMiUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTIyNTYwJTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyNDIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubW9ycGhvc291cmNlLm9yZyUyRnV2Lmh0bWwlMjMlM0ZtYW5pZmVzdCUzRCUyRm1hbmlmZXN0cyUyRmI1NzUzYTkwLTc0OGYtNDI5Zi05YmE3LWU5OWFkMTZkMDRmNiUyMiUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTIyNTYwJTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyNDIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Skeletal element:<\/strong> fibula (left)[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubW9ycGhvc291cmNlLm9yZyUyRnV2Lmh0bWwlMjMlM0ZtYW5pZmVzdCUzRCUyRm1hbmlmZXN0cyUyRjBkNjMyZTU2LWM1ODAtNDdhMS05NTA5LTQwZjc1YzVlYzEyYyUyMiUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTIyNTYwJTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyNDIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_single_image image=”707″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/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 (not this specimen)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Dromornis stirtoni Stirton\u2019s thunder bird Dromornis stirtoni 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, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":0,"parent":76,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-703","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/vamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}