Bird
Argentavis
Argentavis magnificens was a giant flying bird related to other teratorns.
Argentavis magnificens was a giant flying bird related to other teratorns. Its broad wings and substantial body create a silhouette different from that of a modern eagle.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Argentavis at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Its teeth and feeding structures are interpreted as adapted to taking animal prey.
- When it lived
- Late Miocene
- Group
- Teratornithidae
- Teratorns
Beyond the game
The real Argentavis
Argentavis magnificens was a giant flying bird related to other teratorns. Its broad wings and substantial body create a silhouette different from that of a modern eagle.
Studies of its skeleton and flight mechanics inform interpretations of takeoff and soaring. The broad wings and heavy body created different flight constraints from those of a small living bird.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- Chatterjee, Templin and Campbell 2007 — The aerodynamics of Argentavis from the Miocene of Argentina
- Ksepka 2014 — Flight performance of the largest volant bird
Original English Dinosgacha educational summaries informed by the linked scientific and museum references; source publications retain their own rights.