Argentavis magnificens
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| Argentavis Temporal range: late Miocene, 8–6 mya
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| Order: | Incertae sedis (disputed)
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| Genus: | †Argentavis
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| Argentavis magnificens Campbell & Tonni, 1980
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Argentavis magnificens is one of the two largest flying birds ever discovered.[1] This bird, sometimes called the giant teratorn, is an extinct species. It has been found at three sites from the late Miocene of central and northwestern Argentina. A good sample of fossils has been found.[2]
Estimates:
- Wingspan: about 7 m (23 ft)[3]
- Wing area: 8.11 m² (87.3 ft²)[3]
- Wing loading: 84.6 N/m²[3]
- Body length: 1.26 m (4.1 ft)[3]
- Height: 1.7–2 m (5.6–6.6 ft)[source?]
- Mass: 70–72 kg (154–171.6 lb)[3][4]
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ The other is Pelagornis.
- ↑ Ancient American bird was glider. BBC, 2007-JUL-02. Retrieved 2008-JAN-14
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Chatterjee S; Templin R.J. & Campbell K.E. 2007 (2007). "The aerodynamics of Argentavis, the world's largest flying bird from the Miocene of Argentina". PNAS. 104 (30): 12398–12403. doi:10.1073/pnas.0702040104. PMC 1906724. PMID 17609382.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Teratorns Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County.
