What kind of predator needs no teeth to terrify its prey? The terror birds were enormous flightless hunters that ruled South America for millions of years, standing metres tall and built for a life of pursuit and slaughter.In this episode, Tristan Hughes is joined by palaeontologist Dr Steve Brusatte to explore the world of the phorusrhacids. What were these extraordinary birds really like? How did they dominate an isolated South America after the extinction of the dinosaurs? And what ultimately brought their predatory reign to an end?MORETyrannosaurs Rex<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1759820234?i=1000670274429" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3uxH3HHjSuEk0mHmjFU9k7?si=KbONGZsXR4S2F6e-Yj8Gkw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify </a>The Rise of Mammals<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1759820234?i=1000663557843" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/33uckCUV0H1ojyFqxJM8b6?si=5dwKk2LZSyOTmzJkEfYCSg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify </a>The Ancients is now on YouTube! Watch here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheAncientsPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheAncientsPodcast</a>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™

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