| Title |
Flexibility along the Neck of the Neogene Terror Bird Andalgalornis steulleti (Aves Phorusrhacidae)
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0037701 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Claudia P. Tambussi, Ricardo de Mendoza, Federico J. Degrange, Mariana B. Picasso |
| Abstract |
Andalgalornis steulleti from the upper Miocene-lower Pliocene (≈6 million years ago) of Argentina is a medium-sized patagornithine phorusrhacid. It was a member of the predominantly South American radiation of 'terror birds' (Phorusrhacidae) that were apex predators throughout much of the Cenozoic. A previous biomechanical study suggests that the skull would be prepared to make sudden movements in the sagittal plane to subdue prey. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 17% |
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 8% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Belgium | 1 | 8% |
| Argentina | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 67% |
| Scientists | 4 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 55 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 27% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Professor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 13 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 38% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 18 | 30% |
| Engineering | 2 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 14 | 23% |