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''Barawertornis tedfordi'' was a dromornithid (mihirung), a huge flightless anseriform bird hailing from Late Oligocene to Early Miocene. The only species in the genus ''Barawertornis'', its fossil remains are found in strata of the Riversleigh deposits located at two sites in Northwestern Queensland, Australia.〔Boles (2005)〕 It was described in 1979 by Patricia Vickers-Rich from fragmentary but diagnostic remains, though more specimens have been subsequently found.〔SAPE (1999)〕 ''B. tedfordi'' is currently the smallest known species of dromornithid, comparable in size to the cassowaries〔 and weighing in at 80 to 95 kilograms.〔Boles (2001)〕 This mihirung was a fleet-footed species, probably a herbivore,〔 that dwelt in the forest habitat covering most of Australia at the time of the bird's existence. ==See also== * Australian megafauna * History of Australia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barawertornis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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