Diet: Unknown; probably herbivorous Distinguishing Characteristics: Short, powerful legs and beak; squat trunk About Gastornis First things first: the flightless prehistoric bird we now know as Gastornis used to be called Diatryma (Greek for "through a hole"), the name by which it was...
Diet—What Did the Gastornis Eat? Gastornis looked a lot like the South American terror birds, and scientists once thought of it as an apex predator of its time. However, recent research suggests it was more likely to be a herbivore that fed on tough plant materials and seeds. One piec...
Isotopic and ana- tomical evidence of an herbivorous diet in the Early Tertiary giant bird Gastornis. Implications for the structure of Paleocene terres- trial ecosystems. Naturwissenschaften 101:313-322.Angst D, Lecuyer C, Amiot R, Buffetaut E, Fourel F, et al. Isotopic and anatomical ...