In 2015, the Tatacoa Desert was hit by a catastrophic drought that killed more than 10,000 cows. The painful experience of watching his herd wither and die caused Mr. Perdomo to seek other ways to ...

The leg bone, identified as the end of a left tibiotarsus—a bone in the lower leg of birds equivalent to a human shinbone—was found nearly 20 years ago by 44-year-old cattle rancher César ...

They likely lived spread out, as opposed to their more populous prey, which could help explain why they haven't been found in Colombia before, the researchers said.

Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 million years ago.

Nearly 20 years ago, while repairing a fence on his ranch in Colombia, fossil collector César Perdomo found the middle leg bone of a bird. The 12-million-year-old fossil, known as a tibiotarsus ...

Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 million years ago.

A FLESH-EATING bird has been uncovered after nearly 12 million years in a Colombian desert.Scientists revealed this extinct “Terror Bird” was the ...

A fossil fragment indicates that the ancient predator was 20% more massive.

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ...

A FLESH-EATING bird has been uncovered after nearly 12 million years in a Colombian desert.Scientists revealed this extinct “Terror Bird” was the ...