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Phorusrhacos

genus of birds (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131317
Phorusrhacos
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Facts

13 properties
Instance of
fossil taxon
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9]
End time
-13000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
Height
+2.4[11]
Location of discovery
North America, South America[4][5]
Mass
+190[12]
Parent taxon
Phorusrhacinae[3]
Start time
-20000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[7]
Taxon author citation
Ameghino, 1887[14]
Taxon common name
terror bird[10]
Taxon name
Phorusrhacos[6]
Taxon rank
genus[2]
Time period
Early Miocene[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Phorusrhacos en terror birds ar فورسراكوس el Φορούσρακος es Phororhacos fa دهشت‌مرغ fr Oiseau de terreur he פורוסרקוס it Phorusrachos ja フォルスラクス ja フォルスラコス ja ホルスラコス ko 포루스라코스 nl Phorusrhacus pl Fororak pl Phororhacos pl Phorusrhacos ru Phorusrhacos ru Фороракос ru фороракосы
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Encyclopedia of Life ID
52570751
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/Phorusrhacos
Fossilworks taxon ID
39467
Freebase ID
/m/07mk_t
GBIF taxon ID
4852246
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Phororhacos
INaturalist taxon ID
526765
IRMNG ID
1239116
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2776169062
Open Tree of Life ID
4131129
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
39467

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🔗 Connections
Location of discovery 2
South America, North America
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Parent taxon 1
Phorusrhacidae
Taxon rank 1
genus
Time period 1
Early Miocene
← FactGrid item ID 1
Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon
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Summary

Phorusrhacos is a fossil taxon[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . paleobiodb.org. Retrieved . paleobiodb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Phorusrhacinae
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Size comparison diagram: Terror birds and Gastornis height comparison.jpg"
  2. 22w ago · 高晶 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → -13000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time → —
    Parent taxon → Phorusrhacinae
    Taxon author citation → Ameghino, 1887
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon author citation: Ameghino, 1887"
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