Titanis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids TitanisTemporal range: Early to Late Pliocene
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Titanis
Brodkorb, 1963
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T. walleri
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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.
Images for kids
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Pierce Brodkorb with the tarsometatarsus of Titanis (dark) and another bird
See also
In Spanish: Titanis para niños
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