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''Paraphysornis'' is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" within the subfamily Brontornithinae that lived in Brazil. Its length was about 2 meter and the skull had a length of 60 centimeter. The only known species is ''Paraphysornis brasiliensis''. It lived 23 million years ago. Image:Paraphysornis BW.jpg|Restoration Image:Museu Nacional - UFRJ - Exp.jpg|Skull ==References== *Alvarenga, H.M.F. (1982) Uma gigantesca ave fóssil do cenozóico brasileiro: Physornis brasiliensis sp. n. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 54(4):697-712. *Alvarenga, H.M.F. & Höfling, E. (2003) (Systematic revision of the Phorusrhacidae (Aves: Ralliformes) ). ''Pap. Avulsos Zool. (São Paulo)'' 43(4). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paraphysornis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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