Patagornis

Patagornis is a genus of extinct, giant, flightless, predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae. Known as "terror birds", these lived in what is now Argentina during the Early and Middle Miocene; the Santa Cruz Formation in Patagonia contains numerous specimens.[1][2]

Patagornis
Temporal range: Early-Mid Miocene (Santacrucian-Laventan)
~17.5–11.6 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamiformes
Family: †Phorusrhacidae
Subfamily: †Patagornithinae
Genus: †Patagornis
Moreno & Mercerat 1891
Species
Synonyms
  • Morenomerceraria Lambrecht 1933
  • Paleociconia crista Brodkorb 1967
  • Phororhacos inflatus Ameghino 1891
  • Tolmodus Ameghino 1891
  • Tomodus Ameghino 1891

References
  1. Mayr, Gerald (2017). Avian Evolution: The Fossil Record of Birds and Its Paleobiological Significance. Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 190–192. ISBN 978-1-119-02076-9.
  2. Patagornis at Fossilworks.org


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