Andrewsornis
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Andrewsornis | |
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Genus: | Andrewsornis
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Species: | A. abbotti
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Andrewsornis abbotti Patterson 1941
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Andrewsornis is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" that lived in Argentina. Fossils have been found in the Agua de la Piedra Formation.[1]
References
- ^ Andrewsornis at Fossilworks.org
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