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Teratornithidae is an
extinct family of very
large birds of prey that
lived in
North and
South America from the Late
Oligocene to Late Pleistocene. They...
- size. In the description,
Argentavis was
classified as a
member of
Teratornithidae and was the
first described from
South America.
Since Argentavis' description...
- condors)
Sagittariidae (secretarybird) And the
following extinct genera: †
Teratornithidae Diatro****is
Parasarcoramphus For a
complete list of species, see list...
- the Pleistocene, some 10,000
years ago.
Before the
formation of the
Teratornithidae family, The T. merriami's
hooked beak and
skull morphology led to its...
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scavenging birds which included the New
World vultures and the now-extinct
Teratornithidae.
Unlike many Old
World vultures, the
birds in this
group lack talons...
- K.E. & Tonni, E.P. 1983. Size and
locomotion in
teratorns (Aves:
Teratornithidae). Auk. 1983; 100(2): 390-403 "The world's
oldest condor dies". Ennahar...
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painted black, and lack the king vulture's ****. Old
World vultures Teratornithidae Thunderbird (cryptozoology)
Birds of prey de Lafresnaye, Frédéric (1839)...
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within Teratornithidae,
which is a
family in the
order Cathartiformes. The
order also
includes the
extinct and
extant New
World vultures.
Teratornithidae has...
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incertae sedis †Parasarcoramphus †
Teratornithidae Aiolornis Argentavis Cathartornis Oscaravis Taubatornis Teratornis Cathartidae †Aizenogyps †Brasilogyps...
- wingspan, it was believed[by whom?] that many
members of the
family Teratornithidae,
especially Oscaravis olsoni,
could travel to
neighboring islands and...
