Brontornis burmeisteri Scale:1:20 Like all ankylosaurs

Like all ankylosaurs

Width 159 mm

specialized in hunting during twilight

which is believed to have had several functions

with its intriguing combination of traits

Brontornis burmeisteri Scale:1:20 Like all ankylosaursMorphological description and paleoecological considerations of Brontornis burmeisteri (Aves, Phorusrhacidae?) from the Miocene of Argentina Brontornis burmeisteri , one of the most impressive fossil birds in the South American record, is known from remains found in Middle Miocene sediments (approximately 17 to 15 million years ago) in the Santa Cruz Formation, located in Argentine Patagonia. Initially assigned to the family Phorusrhacidae, this taxon