Rare 'Terror Bird' Fossil Found in Colombia Reveals the Enormous Size of a Prehistoric Predator
Nearly 20 years ago, while repairing a fence on his ranch in Colombia, fossil collector César Perdomo found the middle leg bone of a bird. The 12-million-year-old fossil, known as a tibiotarsus, belonged to a now-extinct creature in the Phorusrhacidae family,
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.
Giant ‘terror bird’ from South America is one of the largest ever found
Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 million years ago.
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 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.
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.
Researchers Discover Ginormous Ancient “Terror Bird” in South America
The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ecosystems, suggesting the bird was a major predator in a once-lush region millions of years ago.
Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link ...
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A giant crocodilian killed the largest 'terror bird' ever found, 12 million years ago
Nearly 12 million years ago, the largest "terror bird" ever discovered was attacked and killed by a massive caiman, a 3D ...
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Fossil from huge 'terror bird' discovered for the first time in Colombia
The identification of part of the fossilized remains of a so-called "terror bird" species in South America has given researchers new insight into the apex predators ...
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 ...