Paraphysornis

Paraphysornis is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" within the subfamily Brontornithinae that lived in Brazil. Its length was about 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) and the skull had a length of 60 centimetres (24 in). The only known species is Paraphysornis brasiliensis.
Its height to the head was approximately 2.4 meters and the skull had a length of 60 centimeters. it lived 23 million years ago. In the Museum of Natural History of Taubate of Rio de Janeiro is exposed an almost complete skeleton of Paraphysornis found in 1982 by Herculano Alvarenga .
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