Patagornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891 (terror bird)

Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Synonyms: Morenomerceraria Lambrecht 1933, Tolmodus Ameghino 1891, Tomodus Ameghino 1891

Full reference: F. P. Moreno and A. Mercerat. 1891. Catálogo de los pájaros fósiles de la República Argentina conservados en el Museo de La Plata [Catalogue of the fossil birds from the Argentine Republic housed in the Museo de La Plata]. Anales del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología Argentina 1:7-71

Parent taxon: Patagornithinae according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022

See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Bertelli et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Gould and Quitmyer 2005, Lambrecht 1933, Mercerat 1897, Moreno and Mercerat 1891 and Tambussi et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Patagornis marshi Tolmodus inflatus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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