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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Kelenken guillermoi

Higher classification
  
Kelenken

Order
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
†KelenkenBertelli et al., 2007

Similar
  
Terror birds, Bird, Phorusrhacos, Dinosaur, Titanis

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Kelenken guillermoi was a species of giant flightless predatory birds of the extinct family Phorusrhacidae, or "terror birds".

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Description

K. guillermoi lived in the Langhian stage of the Miocene, some 15 million years ago, in Argentina.

Kelenken guillermoi

With a skull 71.6 cm (28.2 inches) long, it had the largest head of any known bird. It is the largest species of phorusrhacid. The tarsometatarsus is about 43.7 cm (17.2 inches) long.

Diet

Kelenken guillermoi

It is not entirely clear how Kelenken captured and killed its prey. As a large flightless carnivore, Kelenken likely chased down and killed its prey with several bone-shattering blows from its massive beak. Another possibility is that it may have picked up its prey item, then proceeded to shake it vigorously in order to break its back. It is also possible that Kelenken may have been a scavenger, driving off other predators from their kills with its impressive size.

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References

Kelenken Wikipedia