Gastornis

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Etymology

From French Gaston (after Gaston Planté, who discovered the fossils) + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

Gastornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gastornithidae – large flightless birds that lived during the late Paleocene and Eocene epochs of the Cenozoic era.
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