Eleutherornis
Eleutherornis cotei is a medium-sized (estimated to be 1.5 meters tall) extinct flightless predatory bird, in the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" whose remains have been found in Middle Eocene aged strata from France and Switzerland.[1]
| Eleutherornis | |
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| E. cotei material from Switzerland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | †Phorusrhacidae |
| Subfamily: | †Psilopterinae |
| Genus: | †Eleutherornis Schaub, 1940 |
| Species: | †E. cotei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eleutherornis cotei Gaillard, 1936 | |
Location of E. cotei finds
E. cotei material from France
References
- Angst, D.; Buffetaut, E.; Lécuyer, C.; Amiot, R. (2013). ""Terror Birds" (Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Europe Imply Trans-Tethys Dispersal". PLoS ONE. 8 (11): e80357. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080357. PMC 3842325. PMID 24312212.
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