Psilopterus
id:
psilopterus-181-13366536
title:
Psilopterus
text:
Psilopterus is an extinct genus of phorusrhacid from the Middle Oligocene to possibly the Late Pleistocene of Argentina and Uruguay. Compared to other phorusrhacids, members of the genus are both relatively gracile and diminutive, and include the smallest known species of terror bird: with the head raised P. bachmanni was 70–80 centimeters (2.3–2.6 ft) in height and weighed about 5 kilograms (11 lb), while the largest members of the genus were only about 8 kilograms (18 lb). The birds resemble t
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of birds
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilopterus
date created:
2008-06-17T05:25:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T23:18:39Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Psilopterus_AMNH.jpg","width":1148,"height":573}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16