"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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Autores principales:	Delphine Angst, Eric Buffetaut, Christophe Lécuyer, Romain Amiot
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ada3a6ce964d4c24897a599bdf5b7a6f2021-11-18T08:44:27Z"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0080357https://doaj.org/article/ada3a6ce964d4c24897a599bdf5b7a6f2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24312212/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<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 the Paleogene of Europe have been dismissed as based on non-phorusrhacid material.<h4>Methodology</h4>we have re-examined specimens of large terrestrial birds from the Eocene (late Lutetian) of France and Switzerland previously referred to gastornithids and ratites and have identified them as belonging to a phorusrhacid for which the name Eleutherornis cotei should be used.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The occurrence of a phorusrhacid in the late Lutetian of Europe indicates that these flightless birds had a wider geographical distribution than previously recognized. The likeliest interpretation is that they dispersed from Africa, where the group is known in the Eocene, which implies crossing the Tethys Sea. The Early Tertiary distribution of phorusrhacids can be best explained by transoceanic dispersal, across both the South Atlantic and the Tethys.Delphine AngstEric BuffetautChristophe LécuyerRomain AmiotPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 11, p e80357 (2013)
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description	<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 the Paleogene of Europe have been dismissed as based on non-phorusrhacid material.<h4>Methodology</h4>we have re-examined specimens of large terrestrial birds from the Eocene (late Lutetian) of France and Switzerland previously referred to gastornithids and ratites and have identified them as belonging to a phorusrhacid for which the name Eleutherornis cotei should be used.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The occurrence of a phorusrhacid in the late Lutetian of Europe indicates that these flightless birds had a wider geographical distribution than previously recognized. The likeliest interpretation is that they dispersed from Africa, where the group is known in the Eocene, which implies crossing the Tethys Sea. The Early Tertiary distribution of phorusrhacids can be best explained by transoceanic dispersal, across both the South Atlantic and the Tethys.
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author	Delphine Angst Eric Buffetaut Christophe Lécuyer Romain Amiot
author_facet	Delphine Angst Eric Buffetaut Christophe Lécuyer Romain Amiot
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title	"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.
title_short	"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.
title_full	"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.
title_fullStr	"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.
title_full_unstemmed	"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.
title_sort	"terror birds" (phorusrhacidae) from the eocene of europe imply trans-tethys dispersal.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/ada3a6ce964d4c24897a599bdf5b7a6f
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"Terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe imply trans-Tethys dispersal.

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