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The fossil family Ameghinornithidae (Mourer-Chauviré 1981): a short synopsis

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A short synopsis of the taxa included in Ameghinornithidae is presented. The rather poor fossil record suggests that these birds were (nearly?) flightless, similar to small phorusrhacids.

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I am grateful to Dr. Cécile Mourer-Chauviré for the loan of the cast of the holotype Strigogyps dubius.

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  1. Sektion für Ornithologie, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt am Main, 60325, Germany

    Dieter Stefan Peters

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Communicated by F. Bairlein.

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Peters, D.S. The fossil family Ameghinornithidae (Mourer-Chauviré 1981): a short synopsis. J Ornithol 148, 25–28 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0095-z

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