The identification of part of the fossilized remains of a so-called "terror bird" species in South America has given researchers new insight into the apex predators ...

Researchers have discovered the fossil of a giant bird known as a “terror bird” in Colombia’s Tatacoa Desert. The shinbone, belonging to an ancient, carnivorous ...

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You can know a lot of things about birds just by the shape of their wings. A seafaring albatross, stretching out its ...

Degrange et al. Nearly 20 years ago, while repairing a fence on his ranch in Colombia, fossil collector César Perdomo found the middle leg bone of a bird. The 12-million-year-old fossil ...

Scientists have unearthed the fossilized leg bone of a colossal phorusrhacid, commonly known as a “terror bird,” dating back ...