Fossil from huge 'terror bird' discovered for the first time in Colombia
Terror birds were apex predators some 12 million years ago in South America. A newly published discovery could be the largest yet.
New 'Terror Bird' Discovery Reveals Terrifying Size of Prehistoric Predator
A 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric "terror bird" discovered in South America might represent the largest known member of its kind found to date, a study has reported. A lower leg bone of the "gigantic" bird was found by a museum curator in Colombia's fossil-rich Tatacoa desert around 20 years ago,
Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its kind—providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago.
12 million-year-old terror bird fossil reveals ancient South American predator
A team of researchers analyzed a 12-million-year-old fossilized bone discovered in Colombia's fossiliferous Tatacoa Desert some 20 years ago.
Colombian rancher finds largest known fossil of three-meters tall “Terror Bird” in Tatacoa Desert
A Colombian rancher has discovered a fossilized bone that points to the existence of a giant terror bird species. The fossil, an enormous leg bone found in the Tatacoa Desert, suggests that this bird stood over three meters tall,
Gigantic “Terror Bird” Fossil Found in Colombia’s Desert
A massive terror bird fossil, the largest of its kind, was recently uncovered in Colombia’s desert—shedding light on ancient ecosystems.
Largest ‘Terror Bird’ Fossil Identified — Sat Atop Food Chain 12 Million Years Ago
Researchers confirm the terror bird fossil 20 years after its South American discovery, comparing the creature to a massive, carnivorous-like ostrich.
This Flesh-Eating 'Terror Bird' May Have Stood Over 3 Meters Tall
Evolutionary biologist Federico Degrange from Argentina's Center for Research in Earth Sciences and colleagues found the bird's shinbone was marred with teeth marks of an ancient crocodile relative, Purussaurus, thought to grow up to 9 meters (30 feet) long.
Scientists discover the largest terror bird of all time
The fossil was on display in a museum, but unlabeled and hidden right under paleontologists’ noses for 20 years.
Huge terror bird fossil offers new insight into wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
While past terror bird fossils placed the meat-eating birds at 3 to 9 feet tall, new findings suggest that some were even bigger
12 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals What May Be The Largest Terror Bird To Have Ever Lived
A newly discovered leg bone from Columbia is likely to be from the largest member of the Phorusrhacid family – appropriately known as "terror birds" – we have yet found, and could have stood more than 3 meters tall.
Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
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Meat-eating terror birds could grow up to 12 feet tall
The mostly flightless, meat-eating dinosaur descendents were the size of dogs at their smallest, but the largest known ...