RE: The New Papers Before Christmas

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

David Marjanovic wrote:

>> Agnolin, F.L. 2007. Brontornis burmeisteri Moreno & Mercerat, un
>> Anseriformes (Aves) gigante del Mioceno Medio de Patagonia, Argentina.
>> Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, n.s. 9(1):15-25.
>
> What? An anseriform?!?

According to Agnolin, yes.  _Brontornis_ is regarded as a basal anseriform, 
along with dromornithids and _Diatryma_.  _Diatryma_, _Brontornis_ and 
Dromornithidae come out as successive outgroups between Galliformes and 
Anseres.  Phorusrhacids are even more basal, outside Galloanseres.

I found the paper here:

http://www.macn.secyt.gov.ar/cont_Publicaciones/Rns-Vol09-1_15-25.pdf

Cheers

Tim

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