Phorusrhacidae - Wikipedia
Phorusrhacids, colloquially known as terror birds, are an extinct family of large carnivorous, mostly flightless birds [a] that were among the largest apex predators in South America during the Cenozoic era.
Terror Bird (Phorusrhacos) - Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
2019年1月31日 · An in-depth profile of Phorusrhacos, the Terror Bird, including this prehistoric bird's characteristics, behavior and habitat.
Meet The Terror Bird, The Prehistoric Predator Of Your Nightmares
2022年8月25日 · Also known as Phorusrhacidae, terror birds were apex predators in South America that hunted small herbivores with their beaks for much of the Cenozoic Era. They viciously attacked their prey with ax-like beaks.
New 'Terror Bird' Discovery Reveals Terrifying Size of ...
2024年11月4日 · A 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric "terror bird" discovered in South America might represent the largest known member of its kind found to date, a study has reported.
Terror Birds of the Phorusrhacidae - Prehistoric-Wildlife
2024年11月13日 · Known in popular culture the world over as ‘terror birds’ the scientific term for these birds is actually phorusrhacids, after the Phorusrhacidae group to which they all belong. Naming taxonomic families is actually a simple process of naming it after the first member of the group to be discovered by science ...
Meet the Terror Bird, a Bone-Smashing Beast That Once Roamed ...
2018年1月28日 · Prehistoric Earth was filled with all kinds of impressively scary animals. But one category of avians, an extinct clade called Phorusrhacidae, was so fierce that they're today nicknamed "terror...
Phorusrhacidae AKA Terror Birds - Paleontology World
Phorusrhacids, colloquially known as terror birds, are an extinct clade of large carnivorous flightless birds that were the largest species of apex predators in South America during the …