{"product_id":"magnificent-mihirungs-the-colossal-flightless-birds-of-the-australian-dreamtime-9780253342829","title":"Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter F. Murray | Patricia Vickers-Rich\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Paleontology\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","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47613924671639,"sku":"9780253342829","price":4817.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780253342829.webp?v=1775088961","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/magnificent-mihirungs-the-colossal-flightless-birds-of-the-australian-dreamtime-9780253342829","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}