Phorusrhacos

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Job: Family: Rocs Crystal: Light Weak to: Ice

Phorusrhacos

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Western Altepa Desert	57-60	Giant Bird Feather (???%) Giant Bird Plume (???%)		9	A, L, S
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Notes

• Pop x3 F7-F8
• Pop x1 D11 (secret way)
• Pop x1 D10/11 (before secret way)

Historical Background

Phorusrhacos was a giant, carnivorous flightless bird which dominated the South American ecosystem during the Cenozoic era (Tertiary and Quaternary periods), 65 mya- 3 mya. They stood 3-5 feet tall and were known as Terror Birds. Their wings had unique hooks on them which evolved to serve like arms which could be used to hack up prey. They could run very fast. They went extinct as the ice age changed the climate. Phorusrhacidae is a taxonomic family. Titanis is one of the genuses in this family. Phorusrhacidae was first described in 1889.