Dromornis

GPTKB entity

Statements (93)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:cultural_significance in Aboriginal culture
bird evolution
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:ecological_role herbivore in ecosystem
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:museums
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:true
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:foot strong legs
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:Lake_Callabonna
up to 50,000 years
bone fossils
Murray Basin
Oligocene deposits
gptkbp:geological_features Cenozoic
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
open forests
gptkbp:habitat_preference grasslands
gptkbp:has_cultural_impact indigenous stories
gptkbp:has_diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:has_extinct_relatives other large birds
gptkbp:has_features strong legs
large beak
robust body
robust skeleton
gptkbp:has_height up to 3 meters
gptkbp:has_natural_feature large size
gptkbp:has_weight over 500 kg
gptkbp:head large beak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dromornis
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:bird
gptkbp:is_considered gptkb:Mega_Evolution
a flightless bird
iconic Australian species
an iconic Australian species
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:is_known_for size and weight
unique adaptations
large flightless birds
extinct flightless birds
its size and extinction
gptkbp:is_known_to gptkb:fossils
fossil records
fossil sites
skull fossils
foot fossils
leg fossils
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in documentary films
books about extinct species
gptkbp:is_notable_for flightlessness
size and weight
gptkbp:is_part_of Paleontology
Australian natural history
Paleontological studies
the fossil record
Australian megafauna
Dromornithidae family
Paleogene birds
extinct fauna
Cenozoic birds
Dromornis genus
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Dromornithidae
gptkb:Gastornithidae
Paleogene birds
other flightless birds
Paleolithic fauna
gptkbp:is_similar_to modern ratites
gptkbp:is_studied_for paleoenvironments
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleontology
paleobiology
gptkbp:length large
up to 3 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Miocene
Late Miocene to Pleistocene
gptkbp:originated_in bird lineage
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:fossils
understanding extinction
gptkbp:predators gptkb:early_humans
gptkbp:range Miocene to Pleistocene
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Genyornis
gptkbp:reproduction ground nesting
gptkbp:research_interest paleontologists
gptkbp:species Dromornis murrayi
Dromornis planei
Dromornis stirtoni
gptkbp:weight 500 kg
gptkbp:wildlife Holocene
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pliocene_epoch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5