Genyornis eggshell (Dromornithidae; Aves) from the Late Pleistocene of South Australia |
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| Authors: | DLG Williams |
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| Institution: | School of Biological Sciences , The Flinders University of South Australia , Bedford Park, S.A., Australia , 5042 |
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| Abstract: | Fossil eggshell fragments from a sand dune near Port Augusta are attributed to the extinct dromornithid, Genyornis newtoni Stirling & Zietz. Shell curvature measurements show that the eggs were larger than those of the Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Radiocarbon dates indicate an age in excess of 40,680 BP. Holes pierced through some fragments are attributed to the action of predators. |
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| Keywords: | Conodonts Late Ordovician Sandbian Yenwashan Formation South China |
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