Andrewsornis
Andrewsornis Temporal range: Oligocene | |
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A sketch of the holotype specimen's skull. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cariamiformes |
Family: | Phorusrhacidae |
Genus: | Andrewsornis |
Species: | A. abbotti |
Binomial name | |
Andrewsornis abbotti | |
Andrewsornis is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" that lived in Argentina.
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