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Huge terror bird fossil offers new insight into wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
While past terror bird fossils placed the meat-eating birds at 3 to 9 feet tall, new findings suggest that some were even bigger
12 million-year-old terror bird fossil reveals ancient South American predator
A team of researchers analyzed a 12-million-year-old fossilized bone discovered in Colombia's fossiliferous Tatacoa Desert some 20 years ago.
12 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals What May Be The Largest Terror Bird To Have Ever Lived
A newly discovered leg bone from Columbia is likely to be from the largest member of the Phorusrhacid family – appropriately known as "terror birds" – we have yet found, and could have stood more than 3 meters tall.
Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its kind—providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago.
Fossil of Massive "Terror Bird" Discovered in Colombia
Also read Undiscovered Chopin Waltz Found in New York Library After 200 Years This fossilized leg bone suggests that the newly discovered terror bird could be the largest member of the species found to date—approximately 5–20% larger than other known specimens.
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Video. Buenos Aires hosts South America’s largest cannabis fair
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Researchers raise concerns over disturbing consequences of extreme weather in South America — here's how they could impact the rest of the world
Rural and remote communities in the Andes Mountains of Colombia and Ecuador are battling the impacts of a strong El Niño.
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Canada operator strikes sixth consecutive oil discovery in South America nation
Calgary-based Gran Tierra Energy has hit paydirt with its sixth consecutive oil discovery in Ecuador since late 2022, when it ...
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Monkeypox spreading fast throughout South America
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South American Dairy Exporters Hit Headwind in 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Uruguay posted a 2.2% increase in output, but as excessive rains led to flooding in key dairy ...
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Five Fascinating Facts About the Arapaima, the Largest Freshwater Fish in South America
Arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and a keystone species in the Amazon River ecosystem.
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Psycho Bunny, the menswear brand, launches in South Africa
Founded in New York in 2005 and re-founded in Montreal in 2016, Psycho Bunny has garnered a loyal following for its ...
Wildlife Spotlight: Saving South America's Most Distinguished Deer
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South Korea Weighs Buying More US Oil and Gas If Trump Wins
South Korea is considering a plan to boost energy imports from the US if Donald Trump wins the election and steps up pressure ...