Paraphysornis
Paraphysornis Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Early Miocene | |
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Skeleton | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cariamiformes |
Family: | Phorusrhacidae |
Subfamily: | Brontornithinae |
Genus: | Paraphysornis |
Species: | P. brasiliensis |
Binomial name | |
Paraphysornis brasiliensis Alvarenga, 1982 | |
Paraphysornis is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" within the subfamily Brontornithinae that lived in Brazil. Its length was about 2 meter and the skull had a length of 60 centimeter. The only known species is Paraphysornis brasiliensis. It lived 23 million years ago.
- Restoration
- Model in Vienna
References
- Alvarenga, H.M.F. (1982) Uma gigantesca ave fóssil do cenozóico brasileiro: Physornis brasiliensis sp. n. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 54(4):697-712.
- Alvarenga, H.M.F. & Höfling, E. (2003) Systematic revision of the Phorusrhacidae (Aves: Ralliformes). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (São Paulo) 43(4).
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