"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.

<h4>Background</h4>Phorusrhacidae was a clade including middle-sized to giant terrestrial carnivorous birds, known mainly from the Cenozoic of South America, but also occurring in the Plio-Pleistocene of North America and the Eocene of Africa. Previous reports of small phorusrhacids in t...

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Main Authors: Delphine Angst, Eric Buffetaut, Christophe Lécuyer, Romain Amiot
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ada3a6ce964d4c24897a599bdf5b7a6f
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