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The presence of Dromornithidae in the Australian Cenozoic fossil record was first reported in 1872, yet although eight species and hundreds of specimens are known, key information on their morphology remains elusive. This is especially so for their skulls, which contributes to a lack of resolution regarding their relationships within Galloanserae....
Oceania, herein restricted to a vast area of the Pacific Ocean encompassing the Hawaiian and Solomon archipelagos, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Easter Island, includes several thousand islands. We describe the trends in diversity, distribution, and extinction for Late Pleistocene–Holocene terrestrial vertebrates (frogs, reptiles, birds and mammal...
Vertebrate fossils showing pathological lesions are incredibly rare, and even more so is the identification of an ailment affecting multiple individuals in a population. However, the unique Lake Callabonna fossil deposit of South Australia has produced several such fossils from a single species of giant bird. Examination of the Lake Callabonna foss...
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Palaeognathae is a basal clade within Aves and include the large and flightless ratites and the smaller, volant tinamous. Although much research has been conducted on various aspects of palaeognath morphology, ecology, and evolutionary history, there are still areas which require investigation. This study aimed to fill gaps in our know...
