Ilbandornis
| Ilbandornis Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | incertae sedis |
| Order: | †Gastornithiformes |
| Family: | †Dromornithidae |
| Genus: | †Ilbandornis P. Rich, 1979 |
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Ilbandornis was a genus of
Bullockornis and Dromornis have far more robust skulls with large beaks; these were previously considered an adaptation for carnivory, but their blunt edges and lack of hooked tip indicate that the species were herbivorous. It is therefore likely that the differences in skull shape are due to differences in diet.[citation needed
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There are currently two species included in the genus, Ilbandornis lawsoni and Ilbandornis woodburnei. Both are known from the
Alcoota Fossil Beds in the Northern Territory, from Waite Formation sediments dating to the Late Miocene.[1]
The local fauna at the alcoota site includes another dromornithid species, the gigantic Dromornis stirtoni.[2]
References
- ^ Rich, P. (1979): The Dromornithidae, an extinct family of large ground birds endemic to Australia. Bureau of National Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 184: 1–196.
- ISBN 978-0-253-34282-9.