Sus fosas nasales se encontraban en la parte superior del cráneo

leaving deep marks in the earth

como medio para impresionar a las hembras o intimidar a otros machos durante la competencia por el territorio o por parejas

suggesting that the lips may have protected the teeth from wear and tear

Height 164 mm

Brontornis burmeisteri gazella Sus fosas nasales se encontrabanMorphological 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