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- noun Any of various large
birds of prey , nowextinct , living inNorth andSouth America , of the family Teratornithidae.
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A new genus of small teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubaté Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae).
More on phorusrhacids: the biggest, the fastest, the mostest out-of-placest Darren Naish 2006
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A new genus of small teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubaté Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae).
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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If there were any valid "teratorn" sightings- - REALLY big "thunderbirds"- - I'd love to hear.
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Having mentioned teratorns, while they are now known from the Upper Oligocene/Lower Miocene of South America (Olson & Alvarenga 2002), and thus were contemporaneous with brontornithines, the immense teratorn Argentavis is only known from the Late Miocene, and brontornithines are unknown from this time.
More on phorusrhacids: the biggest, the fastest, the mostest out-of-placest Darren Naish 2006
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The oldest teratorn, Taubatornis campbelli, is actually from the same unit – the Tremambé Formation – as the brontornithine Physornis brasiliensis.
More on phorusrhacids: the biggest, the fastest, the mostest out-of-placest Darren Naish 2006
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Having mentioned teratorns, while they are now known from the Upper Oligocene/Lower Miocene of South America (Olson & Alvarenga 2002), and thus were contemporaneous with brontornithines, the immense teratorn Argentavis is only known from the Late Miocene, and brontornithines are unknown from this time.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The oldest teratorn, Taubatornis campbelli, is actually from the same unit – the Tremambé Formation – as the brontornithine Physornis brasiliensis.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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