Procariama
Procariama is an extinct monotypic genus of giant flightless predatory birds, reaching about 70 centimetres (2.3 ft) in height and 10 kilograms (22 lb) in body mass,[1] in the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" which lived in Argentina.[2] Fossils have been found in the Cerro Azul and Andalhuala Formations.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | †Phorusrhacidae |
| Subfamily: | †Psilopterinae |
| Genus: | †Procariama Rovereto, 1914 |
| Species: | †P. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| †Procariama simplex Rovereto, 1914 | |
References
- Alvarenga & Höfling, 2003, p.59
- Procariama
- Vezzosi, 2012, p.159
Bibliography
- Alvarenga, Herculano M.F., and Elizabeth Höfling. 2003. Systematic revision of the Phorusrhacidae (Aves: Ralliformes). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 43. 55–91. Accessed 2017-10-01.
- Vezzosi, Raúl Ignacio. 2012. First record of Procariama simplex Rovereto, 1914 (Phorusrhacidae, Psilopterinae) in the Cerro Azul Formation (upper Miocene) of La Pampa Province; remarks on its anatomy, palaeogeography and chronological range. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 36. 157–169. Accessed 2017-10-01.
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