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| Menura tyawanoides | |
|---|---|
 Hypothetical restoration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Menuridae |
| Genus: | Menura |
| Species: | Menura tyawanoides |
Menura tyawanoides is a prehistoric species of lyrebird from the Early Miocene (around 21 to 15 million years ago) of Northern Australia. It was smaller than the 2 extant species of lyrebirds and was probably about or around 60 cm long. Its specific name refers to the close resemblance of its living relatives; tyawanoides is derived from the Aboriginal word Tyawan, meaning lyrebird, and the Greek suffix -oides, meaning "resembling".
Fossil Discovery[]
It was described by Walter Boles from a single bone, specifically a complete left carpometacarpus, found in terrestrial limestone at the Upper Site of Riversleigh, in the Boodjamulla National Park of north-western Queensland.