Eleutherornis Schaub 1940 (terror bird)

Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Parent taxon: Psilopterinae according to D. Angst et al. 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Houde 1988, Mayr 2009 and Wetmore 1960

Sister taxa: Paleopsilopterus, Psilopterus

Subtaxa: Eleutherornis cotei Eleutherornis helveticus

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Type: Loncornis helveticus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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