Talk:Mesembriornis

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"Mesembriornis"
 * +i

"is an extinct"
 * Yes

"species"
 * No

"of predator"
 * -y

"bird that is part of the 'Terror Bird' group."
 * Yes

"Mesembriornis was an average sized terror bird,"
 * No

"growing to be 2 meters in height."
 * No

"It may have lived somewhat like a modern day cheetah,"
 * No

"eating the hoofed"
 * Hardly

"mammals of the time"
 * What time?

"using its speed to outrun"
 * Possibly

"the beasts."
 * No, prey was mid-sized mammals

"It's top speed is a matter of debate"
 * Yes

"and estimates go up to 90 kilometers per hour."
 * Cite sources

Dysmorodrepanis 03:38, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

How do you know the answers to these (cite sources), and if you can, why was the article content not changed?

Also, National Geographic.com calls the birds' prey "the hoofed mammals of the time" just because they're technical term is "odd toed mammals", doesn't mean they weren't ungulates.

PS: In case you have read this, I already edited the other inacuracies listed, so do not post any more inaccuracy boxes

User SuperCroc 20:58, 15 May, 2007


 * You might be interested in reading the Alvarenga & Höfling paper here: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S0031-10492003000400001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
 * It is the best source on Mesembriornis available except for the running speed thing, for which you have provided the source (thanks!) Dysmorodrepanis 10:00, 16 May 2007 (UTC)