Andrewsornis
| Andrewsornis Temporal range: Oligocene | |
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| A sketch of the holotype specimen's skull. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | Phorusrhacidae |
| Genus: | Andrewsornis |
| Species: | A. abbotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Andrewsornis abbotti | |
Andrewsornis is an extinct genus of giant flightless predatory birds of the family Phorusrhacidae or "terror birds" that lived in Argentina.
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