Gastornis
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Gastornis is an extinct genus of large, flightless birds that lived during the mid-Paleocene to mid-Eocene epochs of the Paleogene period. Most fossils have been found in Europe, and some species typi
Gastornis, a large flightless bird from the Eocene of Wyoming
Lemoine's incorrect 1881 illustration of G. edwardsii (now G. parisiensis)
Life restoration of G. steini (now G. giganteus) with outdated, ratite-like plumage, 1917
Reconstructed G. geiselensis skeleton
Gastornithiformes
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Gastornithiformes are an extinct order of giant flightless fowl with fossils found in North America, Eurasia, and possibly Australia and Argentina.
Gastornis
…diatrema), meaning "through a hole", in reference to the large foramina (perforations) that penetrated some of the foot bones. In 1894, a single gastornithid toe bone from New Jersey was described by Cope's "rival" Othniel Charles Marsh, and classified as a new genus and species: Barornis regens. In 1911…
Gastornis skeleton
Gastornis giganteus restoration
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Confuciusornis plumage pattern