Publikationsdatum:
2012-06-13
Beschreibung:
A large heterocoelous cervical vertebra from the Late Cretaceous of Cruzy (Hérault, southern France) is described and referred to the giant bird Gargantuavis philoinos Buffetaut & Le Loeuff, 1998, confirming its avian nature. Gargantuavis appears to have been a long-necked bird with possibly a relatively small skull. Derived features such as heterocoely suggest that Gargantuavis was an advanced ornithuromorph, close to ornithurines.
Print ISSN:
0016-7568
Digitale ISSN:
1469-5081
Thema:
Geologie und Paläontologie
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