n iv orous . ▁It ▁was ▁heav ier ▁than ▁A ep y orn is ▁and ▁t aller ▁than ▁the ▁mo a . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁foss il ▁record ▁of ▁D rom orn is ▁austral is ▁( the ▁type ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus ) ▁and ▁the ▁large ▁time ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁D rom orn is ▁species , ▁D . ▁stir ton i ▁may ▁eventually ▁be ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁genus ▁Bul lock orn is . ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁neck ▁and ▁stub - like ▁wings , ▁rendering ▁it ▁flight less . ▁Its ▁legs ▁were ▁powerful , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁fast ▁runner . ▁The ▁bird ' s ▁be ak ▁was ▁large ▁and ▁imm ens ely ▁powerful , ▁leading ▁early ▁research ers ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁she ar ▁through ▁t ough ▁plant ▁stal ks . ▁However , ▁recently ▁others ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁be ak ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁bird ▁was ▁a ▁car n iv ore . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁recorded ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁at ▁Al co ota ▁Station ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁region ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁Northern ▁Territ ory . ▁When ▁she ▁discovered ▁it , ▁Pat ric ia ▁V ick ers - Rich ▁named ▁the ▁bird ▁after ▁fellow ▁p ala e ont ologist ▁Rub en ▁A . ▁St ir ton . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Australian ▁meg af a una ▁D rom orn ith idae ▁History ▁of ▁Australia ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Rich , ▁P . ▁( 1