Scientists recently discovered the fossilised remains of a giant “terror bird" in South America’s Tatacoa Desert which has ...

Phorusrhacid birds, better known as "terror birds," were some of the most impressive predators to ever walk the Earth.

Millions of years ago, long-legged, big-beaked, meat-eating “terror birds” stalked the Americas. The imposing creatures ruled ...

A curator at the Museo La Tormenta in Colombia discovered the leg bone in the Tatacoa Desert nearly two decades ago, but paleontologists were uncertain about what type of animal to which it belonged.

(Amanda via Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic) (CN) — Nearly 20 years ago, fossil collector César Perdomo was prospecting in northern Colombia’s arid Tatacoa Desert when he ...

The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ecosystems, suggesting the bird was a major predator in a once-lush region ...

The region where the bone was found is known as La Venta, a fossil bed that’s part of the Tatacoa Desert in Colombia. It was previously thought that La Venta was a tropical ecosystem ...

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