Phorusrhacos

Phorusrhacos is an extinct genus of terror bird that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch. Notable versions include the one from the 1961 movie Mysterious Island. 
==In real life==
==In other media ==
=== Mysterious Island (franchise) ===
A Phorusrhacos appears in the 1875 novel The Mysterious Island's, 1961 film adaptation. The book itself was a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and In Search of the Castaways (1867–68). It chases after Mary Fairfield, her niece Elena Fairchild, and Gideon Spilitt. It is later killed and eaten. 
=== Prehistoric Park ===
==Gallery==
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Category:Birds
Category:Predators
Category:Prehistoric characters
Category:Real-life species
Category:Jules Verne characters
Category:Prehistoric Park characters