Andrewsornis

Andrewsornis
Temporal range: Oligocene
A sketch of the holotype specimen's skull.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamiformes
Family: Phorusrhacidae
Genus: Andrewsornis
Species: A. abbotti
Binomial name
Andrewsornis abbotti

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

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