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Phorusrhacidae
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Translingual
Etymology
mul Phorusrhacos idae.
Proper noun
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class order Cariamiformes (but see below) extinct flightless birds endemic to South America during the Cenozoic (62 to 0.1 million years ago); the terror birds
Usage notes
Classification is disputed. The superfamily Phorusrhacoidea is not always used. Candidate taxonomies place Phorusrhacidae within the same group, classified as either order Cariamiformes or suborder Cariamae. For details, see
Hyponyms
family †Phorusrhacos genus type genus; †Andalgalornis genus, †Andrewsornis genus, †Brontornis genus, †Devincenzia genus, †Eleutherornis genus, †Kelenken genus, †Lavocatavis genus, †Llallawavis genus, †Mesembriornis genus, †Paleopsilopterus genus, †Paraphysornis genus, †Patagorhacos genus, †Patagornis genus, †Physornis genus, †Procariama genus, †Psilopterus genus, †Titanis genus 1 other genera
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