Patagornis

Patagornis; Temporal range: Early-Mid Miocene (Santacrucian-Laventan); ~17.5–11.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cariamiformes
Family:	†Phorusrhacidae
Subfamily:	†
Genus:	†Patagornis; Moreno & Mercerat 1891
Species
	P. marshi (type);
Synonyms
	Morenomerceraria Lambrecht 1933; Paleociconia crista Brodkorb 1967; Phororhacos inflatus Ameghino 1891; Tolmodus Ameghino 1891; Tomodus Ameghino 1891;

Patagornis is a genus of extinct flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae. Known as "terror birds", these lived in what is now Argentina during the Early and Middle Miocene; the in Patagonia contains numerous specimens.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ Mayr, Gerald (2017). Avian Evolution: The Fossil Record of Birds and Its Paleobiological Significance. Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 190–192. ISBN 978-1-119-02076-9.
^ Patagornis at Fossilworks.org

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