Phorusrhacos longissimus Ameghino 1887 (terror bird)

Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Alternative combination: Phororhacos longissimus

Synonyms: Callornis giganteus Ameghino 1894, Darwinornis copei Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Darwinornis socialis Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Darwinornis zitteli Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Eucallornis giganteus Ameghino 1901, Liornis minor Dolgopol de Saez 1927, Mesembriornis quatrefragesi Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Mesembriornis studeri Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Owenornis affinis Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Owenornis lydekkeri Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Phororhacos platygnathus Ameghino 1891, Phororhacos sehuensis Ameghino 1891, Stereornis gaudryi Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Stereornis rollieri Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Titanornis mirabilis Mercerat 1893

Belongs to Phorusrhacos according to S. F. VizcaĆ­no et al. 2022

See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1894, Bertelli et al. 2007, Buffetaut 2016, Gould and Quitmyer 2005, Lambrecht 1933, Mercerat 1897, Moreno and Mercerat 1891 and Tambussi et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Phororhacos affinis, Phororhacos deautieri

Subtaxa: Phororhacos longissimus mendocinus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (12 collections)

Total: 12 collections including 20 occurrences

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