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There must be some mistake: a wingspan of 3.5-3.8 m is indicated, and a wing area of 17.5 sq m. This would mean that the wings are much wider than they are long. Could it be that the 17.5 sq m figure should be 17.5 sqft, and should be converted to sq m?
11 or 12 ft? I've read that this bird had a wingspan up to 14ft?
It is a matter of fact that bone fragments of this Teratorn were discovered at the Woodburn site. The size of the wingspan is of course an estimation, but 14 feet (over 4 meters) is a figure which has been mentioned in articles and on Public Television broadcasts, namely, Oregon Field guide:
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,,812982,00.html
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--It seems presumptuous to claim that this bird was the source of the Amerindian thunderbird myth. Though this bird may have been impressive, thunderbird stories from across the continent seem to be more closely related to actual weather phenomena than any type of animal. While it would be tempting to connect this bird with those stories, is there any real evidence that ties them together?
Is there any evidence to associate the Native American Thunderbird with Teratorn? That's a good question. It seems that Thunderbird is more associated with Thunder and Nature. Yet indipendant legends of physical giant birds exist in native american folk context, regardless of wheather or not these are considered "Thunderbird" or other giant birds like the Condor. Some good info can be found here: http://sped2work.tripod.com/evidence.html
"T. merriami is the largest species of flying bird that was encountered alive by man."
... yet it's mass is said to be 15kg. There are a few birds that get that get bigger than that: swans and bustards come to mind. Albatrosses have it outclassed in the wingspan stakes too. I think the sentence should be removed, or change to "predatory bird" (maybe). — John.Conway ( talk) 18:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Any content about T. merriami is also about Teratornis, so it isn't misleading. We have to pick one title or the other; the wikiproject referenced by FonkMonk suggests leaving this article here. ErikHaugen ( talk | contribs) 19:53, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Teratornis → Teratornis merriami – Content is entirely about T. merriami, Teratornis merriami article is redirecting here, it is misleading and redundant. Tallard ( talk) 21:37, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
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Wikipedia's policy on article titles.Teratornithidae lists a second Teratornis species. postdlf ( talk) 21:10, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
I added this passage to the article: "It has been suggested by anthropologist Paulette Steeves that the oral tradition of the thunderbird in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture describes memories of Teratornis," only to have my edit reverted on the grounds that Steeves is a "fringe author", a label I dispute. -- Abstractgrant ( talk) 13:29, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 10:52, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
There must be some mistake: a wingspan of 3.5-3.8 m is indicated, and a wing area of 17.5 sq m. This would mean that the wings are much wider than they are long. Could it be that the 17.5 sq m figure should be 17.5 sqft, and should be converted to sq m?
11 or 12 ft? I've read that this bird had a wingspan up to 14ft?
It is a matter of fact that bone fragments of this Teratorn were discovered at the Woodburn site. The size of the wingspan is of course an estimation, but 14 feet (over 4 meters) is a figure which has been mentioned in articles and on Public Television broadcasts, namely, Oregon Field guide:
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,,812982,00.html
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75.175.51.175 (
talk)
07:09, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
--It seems presumptuous to claim that this bird was the source of the Amerindian thunderbird myth. Though this bird may have been impressive, thunderbird stories from across the continent seem to be more closely related to actual weather phenomena than any type of animal. While it would be tempting to connect this bird with those stories, is there any real evidence that ties them together?
Is there any evidence to associate the Native American Thunderbird with Teratorn? That's a good question. It seems that Thunderbird is more associated with Thunder and Nature. Yet indipendant legends of physical giant birds exist in native american folk context, regardless of wheather or not these are considered "Thunderbird" or other giant birds like the Condor. Some good info can be found here: http://sped2work.tripod.com/evidence.html
"T. merriami is the largest species of flying bird that was encountered alive by man."
... yet it's mass is said to be 15kg. There are a few birds that get that get bigger than that: swans and bustards come to mind. Albatrosses have it outclassed in the wingspan stakes too. I think the sentence should be removed, or change to "predatory bird" (maybe). — John.Conway ( talk) 18:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Any content about T. merriami is also about Teratornis, so it isn't misleading. We have to pick one title or the other; the wikiproject referenced by FonkMonk suggests leaving this article here. ErikHaugen ( talk | contribs) 19:53, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Teratornis → Teratornis merriami – Content is entirely about T. merriami, Teratornis merriami article is redirecting here, it is misleading and redundant. Tallard ( talk) 21:37, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
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Wikipedia's policy on article titles.Teratornithidae lists a second Teratornis species. postdlf ( talk) 21:10, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
I added this passage to the article: "It has been suggested by anthropologist Paulette Steeves that the oral tradition of the thunderbird in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture describes memories of Teratornis," only to have my edit reverted on the grounds that Steeves is a "fringe author", a label I dispute. -- Abstractgrant ( talk) 13:29, 27 September 2021 (UTC)