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

Height 164 mm

with a broad rib cage supported by robust and well-articulated dorsal vertebrae

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

Although they feed calmly

Brontornis burmeisteri gazella suggesting that the lips mayMorphological 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