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Phorusrhacidae

family of birds (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q752173

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
fossil taxon
End time
-100000-00-00T00:00:00Z[7]
Parent taxon
Phorusrhacoidea[2]
Start time
-62000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[6]
Taxon name
Phorusrhacidae[3]
Taxon rank
family[1]
Temporal range end
Pliocene[5]
Temporal range start
Paleocene[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Phorusrhacidae en terror birds en terror bird ar طيور الرعب de Riesenkraniche de Terrorvögel de Terrorvogel el Φοροραχίδες es Pájaro del terror es Ave del terror es Aves del terror es Forusracidos es Pajaro del terror es Pajaros del terror es Pájaros del terror es Phorusrhacoidea fa دهشت‌مرغان fi Hirmulinnut fi Hirmulintu fi Phorusrhacidae
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Phorusrhacid skeleton white background.jpg ↗
Encyclopedia of Life ID
4433711
Fossilworks taxon ID
39461
Freebase ID
/m/04dml0
GBIF taxon ID
4852146
IRMNG ID
118423
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778400597
Open Tree of Life ID
3600059
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
39461
Topic's main category
Category:Phorusrhacidae
Yale LUX ID
concept/a3e25876-6bd0-46fc-9f12-f689d8fef298

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🔗 Connections
← Parent taxon 11
Titanis, Phorusrhacos, Andalgalornis, Psilopterus, Devincenzia, Physornis, Mesembriornis, Paleopsilopterus +3 more
Taxon rank 1
family
Topic's main category 1
Category:Phorusrhacidae
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Phorusrhacidae
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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Paucabot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Temporal range start → Paleocene
    Parent taxon → Phorusrhacoidea
    Start time → —
    End time → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Temporal range start: Paleocene"
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