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See also: Diatryma
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Gastornis.jpg/220px-Gastornis.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From translingual †Diatryma, a former name for the genus, from Ancient Greek διατρήμα (diatrḗma, “canoe”).
Noun
[edit]diatryma (plural diatrymas)
- A big-beaked prehistoric bird in the genus Gastornis, larger than the ostrich, believed to have become extinct 15- to 25-million years ago due to a vast climate change.
Further reading
[edit]Gastornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gastornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gastornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Diatryma at Paleobiology Database