†Psilopterus colzecus Tonni and Tambussi 1988 (terror bird)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae
Belongs to Psilopterus according to Tonni and Tambussi 1988
See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Gould and Quitmyer 2005 and Tambussi et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Psilopterus bachmanni, Psilopterus communis, Psilopterus intermedius, Psilopterus lemoinei, Pelecyornis tenuirostris, Pelecyornis minutus, Pelecyornis pueyrredonensis, Staphylornis princeps, Staphylornis erithaeus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arroyo Chasicó (Miocene of Argentina)
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