†Physornis fortis Ameghino 1894 (terror bird)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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