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Palaeobiology Extinct Giant Flightless Birds : Earth System - Environmental Sciences - Angst

Palaeobiology Extinct Giant Flightless Birds

By: Angst, Buffetaut

Hardcover | 16 November 2017 | Edition Number 1

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Palaeobiology of Extinct Giant Flightless Birds reviews what is known of the palaeobiology of various groups of giant flightless birds that lived at different periods of the geological past, from a few hundred years ago to the late Cretaceous, some 70 million years ago. They include the moas of New Zealand and the elephant birds of Madagascar, the dromornithids of Australia, the terror birds of South America, the gastornithids of Laurasia, and Gargantuavis from Europe.

Their biology, ecology, and extinction are reconstructed on the basis of evidence from sources, ranging from palaeontology to functional morphology, geochemistry, and ancient DNA. The giant flightless birds of the past have attracted the attention of both palaeontologists and the general public since the 19th century, and recent investigations have resulted in considerable advances in our understanding of the biology and ecological of these unusual birds.

The authors summarize what is currently known about the various ways in which these flightless birds adapted to terrestrial environments in different parts of the world at different periods of geological time.

  • Contains a focus on the giant flightless forms that evolved independently in different parts of the world since the Cretaceous period
  • Covers a number of different families with different evolutionary histories and provides a source of interesting comparisons
  • Provides emphasis on the palaeobiology of these birds, including their evolution, adaptations, mode of life, ecology, and extinction
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