@phoebyornis.bsky.social
📤 52
đź“Ą 93
đź“ť 2
reposted by
Royal Society of South Australia
5 months ago
Assoc. Prof. Trevor Worthy is our guest speaker for Thursday's Scientific Seminar. Presenting “Facing up to Genyornis – The hunt for the skull of Australia’s last Mihirung bird”, Trevor will cover the adventure to find its skull. Thursday 11th September RSSA Rooms, off Morgan Thomas Lane 6:00 pm
0
4
2
reposted by
Jacob C. Blokland
6 months ago
New
#research
out today led by George Sangster, with Trevor Worthy, Pascale Lubbe, Paul Scofield & myself. Recently
#extinct
flightless
#rail
Hodgens' waterhen from
#Aotearoa
New Zealand is a 'giant' crake of the genus Porzana, rather than a nativehen of Tribonyx. (đź“· credits given in ALT text)
loading . . .
Another case of island gigantism: the extinct Hodgens’ Waterhen (Tribonyx hodgenorum) is a member of Porzana (Aves: Rallidae) - Journal of Ornithology
Tribonyx hodgenorum (Scarlett, Rec Canterb Mus 6:265–266, 1955) was a flightless rail (Rallidae) endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand that became extinct in the eighteenth century. The affinities of this r...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-025-02316-x
1
7
3
It was fun diving into the world of ancient sound-scapes with GM and hearing analyses. I think the dromornithids will continue to suprise me at every turn
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
0
4
1
reposted by
Jacob C. Blokland
7 months ago
Great new research out by
@phoebyornis.bsky.social
McIn-ear-ney, Warren and Trevor, investigating the hearing capabilities of Australia's extinct Thunder Birds (Dromornithidae). Love the idea of these beasties booming across the landscape.
loading . . .
The hearing capabilities of the Dromornithidae (Aves), with inferences on acoustic communication and ecology
The preservation of bony structures which enclose the hearing organs (ECD) provide a basis for interpreting the hearing capabilities of the extinct, flightless Dromornithidae (Aves). Although the len....
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.70016
0
6
3
you reached the end!!
feeds!
log in
