US EditionAn Even Scarier Predator Hunted Giant 'Terror Birds' in South America
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13 million years ago, in the vast primitive pantanals of South America, a huge non-flying avian reptile, known as the “bird of terror”, dominated the environment with violent voracity.
An Even Scarier Predator Hunted Giant ‘Terror Birds’ in South America - WorldNL Magazine
Sometime between 16 and 11.6 million years ago, a young caiman came upon a tasty snack in modern-day South America. The meal, however, turned out to be rather ambitious, because the croc hadn’t come upon just any old prey. It was a phorusrhacid, a large carnivore in its own right, aptly known as a “terror bird.” The now-extinct terror bird wouldn’t have given in without a fight—unless, of course, it was already dead, and the opportunistic croc s…
Terror birds were very impressive feathers, but they were not immune to falling victim to others, such as caimans.
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