it would have been an attempt at an attack from the side or from behind

with a broad rib cage supported by robust and well-articulated dorsal vertebrae

suggesting that the lips may have protected the teeth from wear and tear

Height 164 mm

Seymouria baylorensis inhabited semi-arid environments and probably spent most of its time on land

Brontornis burmeisteri gazella it would have been anMorphological 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