Gastornis Not Such A Terror After All

[Chad]

Noooo!
Coolest bird ever a herbivore? Man I liked it better when it shredded little forest animals!
http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/gifts/friends/birds/bird-long-tailed-plastic-animals-f619.htm
(Confuciusornis)
Come on people! In case you guys didn't know,this plastic Nayab bird is actually a primitive bird!
And from 3 years of reading here on the forum,I have not seen a single thing about this bird!
    *orthocone*

Re: Gastornis...I bet it was an omnivore, much like cassowaries are today so you are still free to imagine it wreaking havoc on little furry critters.

More importantly...confuciusornis! Holy crap! Thanks for that link!

[Splonkadumpocus]

I'm taking it with a grain of salt. It's only one study, and needs correlation.  Still, it has brought me over to the omnivore camp. I'm still skeptical of it as a pure herbivore.  Did any of the plants in the area have huge leaves or huge nuts or huge fruits?

Probably, considering it lived in rainforests.

[Newt]

You guys are missing the most important point.  If it was herbivorous, it was probably also delicious.  Just one more reason to resurrect it!