Giant Terror Birds Once Ruled Antarctica, Study Suggests
<p><strong>Terror birds</strong> were wretched creatures. They grew up to nine feet tall. They crushed prey with their horse-sized skulls. They stalked ecosystems and created misery for almost everything.</p>
<p>A new discovery by Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche and Washington Jones, published in the journal <a href="https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2024/5162-eocene-cariamiformes-from-antarctica" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Palaeontologia Electronica</em></a>, suggests terror birds might have once ruled Antarctica.</p>
<p>Antarctica today is an inhospitable place. To quote the <a href="https://www.usap.gov/aboutthecontinent/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">US Antarctica Program</a>, “it is the coldest, windiest, [and] harshest continent.” Over 98% of its land is covered by thick ice sheets. Temperatures near the South Pole average -28°C (-18°F) in summer and -60°C (-76°F) in winter. Not an ideal location for your next vacation home.</p>
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