diatryma

See also: Diatryma

English

†Diatryma sp. skeleton

Etymology

From translingual †Diatryma, a former name for the genus, from Ancient Greek διατρήμα (diatrḗma, “canoe”).

Noun

diatryma (plural diatrymas)

1. 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

• Gastornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gastornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gastornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Diatryma at Paleobiology Database