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Phorusrhacidae

Phorusrhacidae, colloquially known as terror birds, is a family of large carnivorous, mostly flightless birds that includes possibly several subfamilies containing many genera, including the eponymous Phorusrhacos. The exact number of genera is uncertain, as some taxa such as Brontornis may be different forms of bird instead. All phorusrhacids lived…

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Phorusrhacidae → Bathornis, Cariama, Cariamidae, Cariamiformes, Cenozoic, Current, Dromornithidae, During, Eocene, Florentino Ameghino, Gastornithidae, Gerald Mayr, Greek, Miocene, North America, Only, Palaeognathae, Phorusrhacids, Phorusrhacos, Researchers

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Brontornis may be different forms of bird insteadinstance ofas some taxa0.80text
borhyaenidsinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
thylacosmilidsinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
causing the mammalian predators to choose forested habitats to avoid the more successfulinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
aggressive avian predators on the open plains.The feet of the phorusrhacids had four toesinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
the first of whichinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
known as the halluxinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
was reducedinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
did not touch the groundinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
while the othersinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
corresponding to the secondinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text
thirdinstance ofExamination of phorusrhacid habitats also indicates that phorusrhacids may have presented intense competition to predatory metatherian sparassodonts0.80text

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