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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Alex Croft

Teeth marks on fossil show ‘terror bird’ may have been killed in vicious battle with caiman 13 million years ago

A Colombian ‘terror bird’ - (Link et al/Biology Letters)

Teeth marks seen on the leg bone of a so-called ‘terror bird’, which were predators 13 million years ago, suggest it may have been killed by an even bigger reptile.

The enormous, flightless birds were found in the Americas and could reach up to 3 metres tall. They had powerful legs and vicious beaks which could tear the flesh of its prey.

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