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Episode 240 - Terror Birds

The Common Descent Podcast by Common Descent

Mar 29, 2026162:26Science & Medicine

For most of the Cenozoic Era, South America was home to an incredible group of predatory birds called phorusrhacids, which included some of the largest carnivorous birds of all time. With their giant axe-like beaks and p...

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Episode 240 - Terror Birds is an episode from The Common Descent Podcast by Common Descent. For most of the Cenozoic Era, South America was home to an incredible group of predatory birds called phorusrhacids, which included some of the larg...

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Published Mar 29, 2026, 162:26 long, audio available.