Palaeobiology of Giant Flightless Birds

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Author: Eric Buffetaut, Delphine Angst ISBN: 9780081011430
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publication: November 16, 2017
Imprint: ISTE Press - Elsevier Language: English
Author: Eric Buffetaut, Delphine Angst
ISBN: 9780081011430
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication: November 16, 2017
Imprint: ISTE Press - Elsevier
Language: English

The fossil record of giant flightless birds extends back to the Late Cretaceous, more than 70 million years ago, but our understanding of these extinct birds is still incomplete. This is partly because the number of specimens available is sometimes limited, but also because widely different approaches have been used to study them, with sometimes contradictory results. This book summarizes the current knowledge of the paleobiology of seven groups of giant flightless birds: Dinornithiformes, Aepyornithiformes, Dromornithidae, Phorusrhacidae, Brontornithidae, Gastornithidae and Gargantuavis.

The first chapter presents the global diversity of these birds and reviews the tools and methods used to study their paleobiology. Chapters 2 to 8 are each dedicated to one of the seven groups of extinct birds. Finally, a conclusion offers a global synthesis of the information presented in the book in an attempt to define a common evolutionary model.

  • Focuses on the giant flightless birds that evolved independently in different parts of the world since the Cretaceous period
  • Covers a number of different families with different evolutionary histories, providing 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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The fossil record of giant flightless birds extends back to the Late Cretaceous, more than 70 million years ago, but our understanding of these extinct birds is still incomplete. This is partly because the number of specimens available is sometimes limited, but also because widely different approaches have been used to study them, with sometimes contradictory results. This book summarizes the current knowledge of the paleobiology of seven groups of giant flightless birds: Dinornithiformes, Aepyornithiformes, Dromornithidae, Phorusrhacidae, Brontornithidae, Gastornithidae and Gargantuavis.

The first chapter presents the global diversity of these birds and reviews the tools and methods used to study their paleobiology. Chapters 2 to 8 are each dedicated to one of the seven groups of extinct birds. Finally, a conclusion offers a global synthesis of the information presented in the book in an attempt to define a common evolutionary model.

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