Genyornis was an oversized duck
That waded through Pleistocene muck
Its gigantic feet
Contained little meat
But her rump was worth more than a buck
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About Me
- Anthony Martin
- I am an ichnologist, someone who studies the traces and trace fossils left by life: tracks, trails, burrows, and other indirect signs of behavior. Modern and ancient traces alike interest me, as these lend insights on how behavior has changed through time (or not).
How silly and bouncy this genyornis limerick is! I like thinking of a huge paleobird the size of an ostrich being reduced to an oversized duck. I do want to know more about Pleistocene muck--how does it present itself in the fossil record? What kind of currency was there in that era of predation?
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