The identification of part of the fossilized remains of a so-called "terror bird" species in South America has given researchers new insight into the apex predators ...

(CNN) — Millions of years ago, long-legged, big-beaked, meat-eating “terror birds” stalked the Americas. The imposing creatures ruled the roost as top predators ...

Skeleton of the terror bird Titanis walleri at the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Amanda via Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic) (CN ...

12 million years ago, a fearsome predator roamed the ancient landscapes of South America. It was a giant, flightless bird popularly known as a “terror bird.” And ...

The ancient "terror bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull--coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak--in a fighting strategy ...

This giant bird lived among primates, hoofed mammals, giant ground sloths and armadillo relatives, glyptodonts, that were the size of cars. Today, the seriema, a long-legged bird native to South ...

Teeth marks made on the leg bone of a large avian reptile known as a terror bird 13 million years ago suggest an even bigger predator may have killed it, scientists ...

15:32, Thu, Jul 24, 2025 Updated: 15:42, Thu, Jul 24, 2025 Palaeontologists are trying to uncover the mystery behind tooth marks left in the bones of a terror bird 13 ...

ATHENS, Ohio (Aug. 18, 2010)—The ancient "terror bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull—coupled with a hawk-like hooked ...

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