Teratornis - Wikipedia
Teratornis (Greek: "wonder" (teratos), "bird" (ornis) [2]) was a genus of huge North American birds of prey —the best-known of the teratorns —of which, two species are known to have existed: …
Teratornithidae - Wikipedia
Teratornithidae is an extinct family of very large birds of prey that lived in North and South America from the Late Oligocene to Late Pleistocene. They include some of the largest known …
Teratorn - U.S. National Park Service
2021年10月12日 · Teratorns (family Teratornithidae) are an extinct group of birds of prey that had a similar ecological relationship to living North and South American condors (order …
Teratorn - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The teratorns [1] were a group of very large birds of prey that lived in the Americas from the Oligocene to Pleistocene epochs. They are all extinct now. They include some of the largest …
Extinct Teratorn (Family Teratornithidae) Fact Sheet: Summary
2024年5月7日 · No members of the teratorn family survived Pleistocene times; they have been extinct for at least 10,000 years. Walking and soaring flight. Likely interactions with other …
Argentavis - Wikipedia
Argentavis is an extinct genus of teratornithid known from three sites in the Epecuén and Andalhualá Formations in central and northwestern Argentina dating to the Late Miocene …
Mark P. Witton's Blog: We need to talk about teratorns
2019年8月30日 · Teratorns (formally known as Teratornithidae) are a group of large to gigantic raptorial birds that roamed the Americas for much of the Neogene, only becoming extinct …
Taxonomy & History - Extinct Teratorn (Family Teratornithidae) Fact ...
2024年5月7日 · Teratorns probably originated in South America. Ailornis incredibilis (known previously as Teratornis incredibilis) fossils found from 3-4 million years ago to about 20,000 …
Diet & Feeding - Extinct Teratorn (Family Teratornithidae) Fact Sheet ...
2024年5月7日 · Armadillos, rodent-like mammals, possums, and capybara may have been food for this large teratorn. Both Argentavis and Teratornis merriami had similar feeding …
Teratorns - vulture-territory.com
Physical Characteristics: The Teratorns were a group of giant condor-like vultures that lived in the Miocene period some five to eight million years ago. The title of largest-ever flying bird goes to …