Titanis
Titanis was a prehistoric flightless bird. Its name means 'giant'. Titanis was a genus of terror birds (the Phorusrhacidae). They were dominant land carnivores in South America through much of the Cainozoic.
| Titanis Temporal range: Early to Late Pliocene | |
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| Genus: | Titanis Brodkorb, 1963 |
| Species: | T. walleri |
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| Titanis walleri Brodkorb, 1963 | |
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