Paraphysornis
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Paraphysornis is an extinct genus of giant flightless terror birds that inhabited Brazil during Late Oligocene or Early Miocene epochs.[3] Although not the tallest phorusrhacid, Paraphysornis measured up to 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) tall at the hips and weighed around 180–240 kilograms (400–530 lb). It was also a notably robust bird, having short and robust tarsal bones not suited for pursuit hunting.
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Paraphysornis | |
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Reconstructed skeleton, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cariamiformes |
Family: | †Phorusrhacidae |
Genus: | †Paraphysornis Alvarenga, 1993[1] |
Type species | |
†Paraphysornis brasiliensis Alvarenga, 1982[2] | |
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