Flexibility along the neck of the neogene terror bird Andalgalornis steulleti (Aves Phorusrhacidae).
<h4>Background</h4>Andalgalornis steulleti from the upper Miocene-lower Pliocene (≈6 million years ago) of Argentina is a medium-sized patagornithine phorusrhacid. It was a member of the predominantly South American radiation of 'terror birds' (Phorusrhacidae) that were apex pr...
Main Authors: | Claudia P Tambussi, Ricardo de Mendoza, Federico J Degrange, Mariana B Picasso |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22662194/?tool=EBI |
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