Phorusrhacidae - Wikipedia Phorusrhacids, colloquially known as terror birds, are an extinct family of large carnivorous, mostly flightless birds [a] that were among the largest apex predators in South America during the Cenozoic era
Meet The Terror Bird, The Prehistoric Predator Of Your Nightmares Officially called Phorusrhacids, terror birds rose to prominence roughly 60 million years ago in South America Though numerous different species have been discovered, the largest stood 10 feet tall and weighed more than 1,000 pounds Fast and with a sharp beak, they swiftly became an apex predator
Why The Terror Birds Went Extinct - Grunge Terror birds, who became apex predators through evolution, were able to dominate the ecosystem they were a part of — but when their home of South America was suddenly connected to North America, that ecosystem changed
Meat-eating terror birds could grow up to 12 feet tall Millions of years ago, apex predators in the Phorusrhacidae family lived up to their more common name—terror birds The mostly flightless, meat-eating dinosaur descendents were the size of dogs
Terror Bird Animal Facts - A-Z Animals The aptly named Terror Bird was a feathered predator that ruled the forests and plains of South America shortly after the dinosaurs died out The giant flightless bird was characterized by its large weapon-like beak that has been likened to a pick-ax Despite its huge size, the terror bird was faster than a modern horse
Phorusrhacidae AKA Terror Birds - Paleontology World Phorusrhacids, colloquially known as terror birds, are an extinct clade of large carnivorous flightless birds that were the largest species of apex predators in South America during the Cenozoic Era; their conventionally accepted temporal range covers from 62 to 1 8 million years (Ma) ago
Terror Bird Facts - Fact Animal It’s not known whether terror birds were social or solitary, and a pack of these scary predators would have been able to attack with claws and beaks, wearing down larger animals over time Still, the mystery of how this animal ate remains to be solved
Terror Birds: Predators of the Cenozoic Era - Nature Blog Network Terror Birds, also known as Phorusrhacids, were large, flightless birds that roamed South America during the Cenozoic era These powerful predators were capable of hunting prey as large as horses, making them formidable apex predators in their ecosystems
Phorusrhacos - Wikipedia Phorusrhacos ( ˌ f ɔː r ə s ˈ r ɑː k ɒ s FOR-əs-RAH-koss) is an extinct genus of giant flightless terror birds that inhabited South America during the Miocene epoch Phorusrhacos was one of the dominant land predators in South America at the time it existed [1] It is thought to have lived in woodlands and grasslands