Did Giant Birds Rule the Planet?
Did you know that at one time birds grew to enormous sizes? These frightening creatures lived millions of years ago while a few survived until the last millennium. Fossils of these birds have been found in Australia, France and Madagascar.
Who were these giant birds?
Terror birds, share the family name, Phorusrhacidae, were fearsome. Six million years ago these monster birds could actually fly, casting a shadow over the earth from their 23′ wingspan. They weighed up to 155 pounds, about the size of a Cresna plane.
Read about them in Science Illustrated
magazine, January / February 2010 issue.
