{"product_id":"magnificent-mihirungs-the-colossal-flightless-birds-of-the-australian-dreamtime-hardcover-1","title":"Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter F. Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatricia Vickers-Rich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver millions of years, Australia's unique biodiversity has produced a large cabinet of curiosities. Among the weirder members of this group were the Mihirungs, members of the now extinct family Dromornithidae. Made up of several genera of flightless birds-among them one of the very largest birds that ever lived-the dromornithids ranged from 60-kilogram beasts, 1.5 meters tall, to giants twice that size, weighing nearly half a metric ton. They were, by orders of magnitude, the largest \"geese\" that ever lived. One species was comparable in size to the Ele-phantbird of Madagascar and the Giant Moa of New Zealand. This book is the first major study of this unique and highly diverse group. It aims to present as complete a synthesis as possible of current information about this fascinating family of birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter F. Murray is a researcher at the Museum of Central Australia in Alice Springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Vickers-Rich holds a Chair in Palaeontology at Monash University, where she lectures in the Earth Sciences Department. She is co-author (with Thomas H. Rich) of Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (IUP, 2000) and Dinosaurs of Darkness (IUP, 2000). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 10.24 x 7.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135003234439,"sku":"9780253342829","price":71.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cde7e83e8e3bf8ea1878242ad347e6e7_37c5c6d4-a42f-4e96-8ab2-3aaeec385b7d.webp?v=1732646257","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/magnificent-mihirungs-the-colossal-flightless-birds-of-the-australian-dreamtime-hardcover-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}