Andrewsornis Patterson, 1941

Alvarenga, Herculano M. F. & Höfling, Elizabeth, 2003, Systematic Revision Of The Phorusrhacidae (Aves: Ralliformes), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 43 (4), pp. 55-91 : 78

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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/S0031-10492003000400001

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4900727

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scientific name

Andrewsornis Patterson, 1941
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Genus Andrewsornis Patterson, 1941

Type Species – Andrewsornis abbotti Patterson, 1941 .

Included Species – Only the type species.

Distribution – Middle to Upper Oligocene of Argentina.

Diagnos i s Revised – The largest of the known Patagornithinae . On the skull, the rostral edge of the antorbital fenestra is very inclined. When compared with Patagornis and Andalgalornis , the mandibular symphysis is proportionally smaller and the mandibular fenestra bigger and oval-shaped ( Fig. 26A View FIGURE 26 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Phorusrhacidae

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