Physornis fortis Ameghino 1894 (terror bird)

Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Synonym: Aucornis euryrhyncus Ameghino 1898

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1894. Sur les oiseaux fossiles de Patagonie; et la faune mammalogique des couches à Pyrotherium. Boletin del Instituto Geographico Argentino 15:501-660

Belongs to Physornis according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023

See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Ameghino 1894, Bertelli et al. 2007, Gould and Quitmyer 2005 and Lambrecht 1933

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (1 collection)

• Deseadan of Argentina (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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