Phorusrhacidae
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Phorusrhacidae, colloquially known as terror birds, is a family of large carnivorous, mostly flightless birds that includes possibly several subfamilies containing many genera, including the eponymous
Skeleton of Titanis at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Phorusrhacinae skulls compared
The red-legged seriema, the closest living relative of phorusrhacids
Reconstructed skeleton of Paraphysornis at the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro
Titanis
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Titanis is a genus of phorusrhacid, an extinct family of large, predatory birds, in the order Cariamiformes that inhabited the United States from the early Pliocene to early Pleistocene. The first fos
Phorusrhacidae
…Province, Argentina; largest known phorusrhacid Genus Phorusrhacos – Early to Middle Miocene (Santacrucian) Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina Genus Titanis – Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene (Blancan) of Florida, California, and Texas Subfamily Patagornithinae — intermediate sized and very nimble species…
Life reconstruction
Titanis pedal phalanx