Dryornis
2029720297Dryornis (†Dryornis (Moreno & Mercerat, 1891))
Order: Cathartiformes
Family: Cathartidae
Dimensions: The estimate span ~ 4 m, height - 150 сm, weight - 26 kg
Temporal range: Early Miocene - Pliocene of cf Argentina (South America)
Typical representative: †Dryornis pampeanus
Dryornis, also called the Argentinian vulture, is an extinct genus of cathartid, known from Early Miocene–Pliocene of Argentina. It would have been a scavenger, and the only such predator in its ecosystem.
The fossils had been collected from the La Estafeta Beach in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina and were from the Late Pliocene aged Chapadmalal Formation.
Dryornis represents the largest known cathartiform other than the Teratornithidae. Analysis of the known fossil materials suggests that it had a body mass of 26 kg, 50% greater than Andean condor.
Dryornis (†Dryornis (Moreno & Mercerat, 1891))
Order: Cathartiformes
Family: Cathartidae
Dimensions: The estimate span ~ 4 m, height - 150 сm, weight - 26 kg
Temporal range: Early Miocene - Pliocene of cf Argentina (South America)
Typical representative: †Dryornis pampeanus
Dryornis, also called the Argentinian vulture, is an extinct genus of cathartid, known from Early Miocene–Pliocene of Argentina. It would have been a scavenger, and the only such predator in its ecosystem.
The fossils had been collected from the La Estafeta Beach in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina and were from the Late Pliocene aged Chapadmalal Formation.
Dryornis represents the largest known cathartiform other than the Teratornithidae. Analysis of the known fossil materials suggests that it had a body mass of 26 kg, 50% greater than Andean condor.
