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Teratornis (Greek: "wonder" (teratos), "bird" (ornis)) was a genus of huge North American birds of prey—the best-known of the teratorns—of which, two species are known to have existed: Teratornis merriami and Teratornis woodburnensis.
Teratorn. Teratornis merriami ( sęp olbrzymi [1]) – wielki wymarły ptak drapieżny z rodziny Teratornithidae z plejstocenu Ameryki Północnej. Mógł być największym ptakiem, jakiego widział człowiek – żył od ok. 2 mln do 10 tys. lat temu.
Mógł być największym ptakiem, jakiego widział człowiek – żył od ok. 2 mln do 10 tys. lat temu. Wiele okazów odnaleziono w naturalnych złożach asfaltu w Rancho La Brea w Kalifornii[2]. Większy był Aiolornis incredibilis, dawniej nazywany Teratornis incredibilis, ale ten wymarł przed przybyciem człowieka do Nowego Świata.
Aiolornis incredibilis or Teratornis incredibilis, of the teratorn family, was the largest known North American flight-capable bird, with a wingspan of up to approximately 5 m and a huge, deep, powerful bill.
12 paź 2021 · With a 12-foot wingspan, Teratornis merriami was the largest bird found at Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. NPS illustration by Benji Paysnoe. Scientific Name. Teratornis merriami. Description. A large, extinct bird of prey with a wingspan between 11-12 feet. When roosting, it stood over 2.5 feet tall and weighed roughly 33 pounds.
7 maj 2024 · Teratornis: less open habitats, such as coastal shrub and woodlands in California Status No members of the teratorn family survived Pleistocene times; they have been extinct for at least 10,000 years.
the first species of teratorn, Teratornis merriami, was described (Miller 1909), it was placed with the New World vultures in the family Vulturi-dae (= Cathartidae auct.), probably because of its very elongated, highly vaulted, raptorial-appearing, hooked beak and the close resem-blance of its postcranial skeleton to that of con-dors.
