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Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime.
・ISBN 978-0-253-34282-9 hard US$ 49.95
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| 著者・編者 | Murray, Peter F. / Vickers-Rich, Patricia, |
|---|---|
| シリーズ | (Life of the Past) |
| 出版社 | (Indiana University Press, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2004 |
| ページ数 | 416 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A03-42247＞ |
解説
Over millions of years, Australia's unique biodiversity has produced a large cabinet of curiosities. Among the weirder members of this group were the Mihirungs, members of the now extinct family Dromornithidae. Made up of several genera of flightless birds-among them one of the very largest birds that ever lived-the dromornithids ranged from 60-kilogram beasts, 1.5 meters tall, to giants twice that size, weighing nearly half a metric ton. They were, by orders of magnitude, the largest "geese" that ever lived. One species was comparable in size to the Ele-phantbird of Madagascar and the Giant Moa of New Zealand. This book is the first major study of this unique and highly diverse group. It aims to present as complete a synthesis as possible of current information about this fascinating family of birds.