Psilopterus
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Psilopterus is an extinct genus of phorusrhacid from the Middle Oligocene to possibly the Late Pleistocene of Argentina and Uruguay. Compared to other phorusrhacids, members of the genus are both rela
Psilopterus AMNH
Life restoration of P. lemoinei
Restoration of P. bachmanni
Seriema white background
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
Psilopterus
…Psilopterus (Greek for "bare wing") is an extinct genus of phorusrhacid ("terror bird") from the Middle Oligocene to possibly the Late Pleistocene of Argentina and Uruguay. Compared to other phorusrhacids, members of the…
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