Giant "Terror Birds" Used Their Heads Like Hatchets

Giant “Terror Birds” Used Their Heads Like Hatchets

Friday, August 20th 2010 - 02:44 UTC

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Phorusrhacids have been extinct for millions of years, yet the so-called terror birds just got a bit more frightening. The flightless birds stood up to three meters tall and had hook-beaked heads the size of horse heads. Now a new study has apparently deciphered how the birds used those fearsome skulls—employing a fighting style like that of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. Read full article

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jerry
Hmmm! Sort of sounds like they looked and acted like the present “pinquinos” ruling Argentina.
Aug 20th, 2010 - 08:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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