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Phorusrhacos
fossil bird genus
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comparison with Diatryma
fossil birds
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The second group, that of Phororhacos and related genera, had a long history (from the lower Oligocene to the middle Pliocene) in South America, which was without large carnivores until relatively recent times. The Phororhacos line evidently evolved from seriema-like stock and radiated into numerous genera and species, the largest…
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