Rankings / Prehistoric / Air / Middleweight / Argentavis
Prehistoric · Late MioceneAirMiddleweight
Argentavis
Argentavis magnificens · Argentina
Record
0–0
Win rate
–
Fight rating
1,500
Fighter stats
Estimates from fossils, for adults- Lived
- About 6 million years ago
- Weight
- ~155 lb (estimated)
- Size
- Wingspan ~23 ft
- Top speed
- Soaring glider; takeoff run ~19 mph
- Weapons
- Large hooked beak, talons
- Diet
- Carnivore: small animals, carrion
- Lifespan
- Unknown
Power-ups
- Largest flying bird known
- Master glider
- Big hooked beak
Weak spots
- Too heavy to flap for long
- Needed wind or a slope to take off
Fight record
No fights here yet
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In the wild
A 2007 PNAS study found Argentavis was too heavy to flap-fly for long. It soared on thermals and mountain winds instead.
Source: nature.comTo take off, it likely needed a downhill slope and a running start of ~19 mph.
Source: nature.com