Bullockornis

Translingual

Bullockornis fossil skull

Etymology

Apparently from English Bullock (“a place name”) (after Bullock Creek, Australia) + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

†Bullockornis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dromornithidae – a single known extinct species of large flightless bird of Australia of the middle Miocene.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bullockornis planei (extinct species)

Further reading

• Bullockornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bullockornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bullockornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bullockornis at Paleobiology Database