once populated the stony and sandy plains of the northern and western Arabian Peninsula

Scale 1:100 - 193 mm long

is now remembered as an extinct species that inhabited the region until the 1920s

but unfortunately

hace aproximadamente 112-110 millones de años

Phorusrhacos longissimus ticinosuchus once populated the stony andPhorusrhacos longissimus is a flightless bird that lived during the Miocene, between 20 and 15 million years ago, in what is now South America. Belonging to the terror bird family (Phorusrhacidae), this predator was notable for its large size and terrifying appearance. Phorusrhacos was approximately 2. 5 meters tall and weighed around 130 kilograms, making it one of the top predators of its time. The skull of Phorusrhacos was large and robust, with an