Brontornis burmeisteri Scale:1:20 Snout-tail length 495 mm

Snout-tail length 495 mm

with its intriguing combination of traits

funkei 's diet and role as an apex predator are part of a much more complex marine ecosystem than previously thought

The torso was elongated

scaly skin that provided some protection against predators and environmental elements

Brontornis burmeisteri Scale:1:20 Snout-tail length 495 mmMorphological 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