Phorusrhacos

Phorusrhacos; Temporal range: Early - Mid Miocene,
	Reconstructed skull, Natural History Museum, Karlsruhe
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cariamiformes
Family:	†Phorusrhacidae
Subfamily:	†Phorusrhacinae
Genus:	†Phorusrhacos; Ameghino, 1887
Type species
	†Phorusrhacos longissimus; Ameghino, 1887
Synonyms
	Genus synonymy Callornis Ameghino, 1895 ; Darwinornis Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Eucallornis Ameghino, 1901 ; Liornis Ameghino, 1895 ; Owenornis Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Phororhacos Ameghino, 1889 ; Stereornis Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Titanornis Mercerat, 1893 ; Species synonymy Callornis giganteus Ameghino, 1895 ; Darwinornis copei Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Darwinornis socialis Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Darwinornis zittelli Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Eucallornis giganteus Ameghino, 1901 ; Liornis floweri Ameghino, 1895 ; Liornis minor Dolgopol de Saez, 1927 ; Mesembriornis quatrefragesi Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Mesembriornis studeri Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Owenornis affinis Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Owenornis lydekkeri Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Phororhacos longissimus Ameghino 1889 ; Phororhacos platygnathus Ameghino 1891 ; Phororhacos sehuensis Ameghino, 1891 ; Phororhacos shenensis Ameghino, 1891 ; Stereornis gaundryi Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Stereornis rollieri Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 ; Titanornis mirabilis Mercerat, 1893 ;

Phorusrhacos (/ˌfɔːrəsˈrɑːkɒs/ FOR-əs-RAH-koss) is an extinct genus of giant flightless terror birds that inhabited South America during the Miocene epoch. Phorusrhacos was one of the dominant land predators in South America at the time it existed.^[1] It is thought to have lived in woodlands and grasslands.

^ Richardson, Hazel (2003). Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. London: Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 183. ISBN 0-7513-3734-X.