Name - Phorusrhacidae

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1792449 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Phorusrhacidae Ameghino 1887

• Phorusrhacidae Ameghino 1889

• Phorusrhacidae Brodkorb 1963

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Who discovered the Phorusrhacidae? An episode in the history of avian palaeontology.
• Ecological implications of the revised locomotory habits of the giant extinct South American birds (Phorusrhacidae and Brontornithidae).
• Regional landscape change triggered by Andean uplift: The extinction of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) in South America.
• First terror bird footprints reveal functionally didactyl posture.
• The evolution and ecology of gigantism in terror birds (Aves, Phorusrhacidae).

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