Paleopsilopterus
| Paleopsilopterus Temporal range: Middle Paleocene | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | †Phorusrhacidae |
| Genus: | †Paleopsilopterus |
| Species: | †P. itaboraiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paleopsilopterus itaboraiensis | |
Paleopsilopterus is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the subfamily Psilopterinae of the family Phorusrhacidae, or "terror birds". It lived 60 million years ago in Brazil during the middle Paleocene. The only known species is Paleopsilopterus itaboraiensis.