Paraphysornis

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Paraphysornis
Fossil range: Late Oligocene - Early Miocene

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Phorusrhacidae
Genus: Paraphysornis

Paraphysornis is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" that lived in Brazil.