suggesting that it was an agile and fast terrestrial predator

Height 164 mm

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

Without hesitating

Brontornis burmeisteri gazella suggesting that it was anMorphological 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