Paraphysornis
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Paraphysornis Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Early Miocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | Phorusrhacidae |
| Subfamily: | Brontornithinae |
| Genus: | Paraphysornis |
| Species: | P. brasiliensis |
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Paraphysornis brasiliensis Alvarenga, 1982 |
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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
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