Colombian rancher finds largest known fossil of three-meters tall “Terror Bird” in Tatacoa Desert
A Colombian rancher has discovered a fossilized bone that points to the existence of a giant terror bird species. The fossil, an enormous leg bone found in the Tatacoa Desert, suggests that this bird stood over three meters tall,
Gigantic “Terror Bird” Fossil Found in Colombia’s Desert
A massive terror bird fossil, the largest of its kind, was recently uncovered in Colombia’s desert—shedding light on ancient ecosystems.
Scientists discover the largest terror bird of all time
The fossil was on display in a museum, but unlabeled and hidden right under paleontologists’ noses for 20 years.
New 'Terror Bird' Discovery Reveals Terrifying Size of Prehistoric Predator
A 12-million-year-old fossil has revealed what may be the largest known "terror bird" ever found, according to paleontologists.
Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its kind—providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago.
Fossil from huge 'terror bird' discovered for the first time in Colombia
Terror birds were apex predators some 12 million years ago in South America. A newly published discovery could be the largest yet.
Largest ‘Terror Bird' Fossil Identified - Sat Atop Food Chain 12 Million Years Ago
Researchers confirm the terror bird fossil 20 years after its South American discovery, comparing the creature to a massive, carnivorous-like ostrich.
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New "terror bird" species ate meat and dominated the planet
Fossil of an extinct Phorusrhacid "terror bird" in the Tatacoa Desert reveals insights into ancient predators and ecosystems.
Paleontology breakthrough as size of 'terror bird' revealed by new 'biggest yet' discovery
These formidable predators roamed Colombia’s Tatacoa Desert about 12 million years ago, alongside car-sized armadillos, ...
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Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
It belonged to oversize hoofed mammals like toxodonts, distant relatives of today’s rhinoceroses and tapirs; tall crocodiles ...
Giant flesh-eating ‘Terror Bird’ fossil uncovered – but scientists find it was killed by even more terrifying beast
A FLESH-EATING bird has been uncovered after nearly 12 million years in a Colombian desert. Scientists revealed this extinct “Terror Bird” was the largest of its kind but explained which ...
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This Flesh-Eating 'Terror Bird' May Have Stood Over 3 Meters Tall
Though known only from a shinbone fragment, a newly-described flesh-eating terror just might be the largest known member of ...