Systematic Revision Of The Phorusrhacidae (Aves: Ralliformes)
Author
Alvarenga, Herculano M. F.
Museu de História Natural de Taubaté. Rua Colômbia, 99, CEP 12030 - 520, Taubaté, SP, Brasil.
halvarenga@uol.com.br
Author
Höfling, Elizabeth
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 11.294, CEP 05422 - 970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
text
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
2003
2003-12-31
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journal article
10.1590/S0031-10492003000400001
1807-0205
4900701
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
).