†Physornis Ameghino 1895 (terror bird)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae
Parent taxon: Phorusrhacidae according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023
See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Bertelli et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Gould and Quitmyer 2005, Lambrecht 1933 and Mourer-Chauviré 1981
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Physornis fortis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Deseadan of Argentina (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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