Titanis
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Titanis is a genus of phorusrhacid, an extinct family of large, predatory birds, in the order Cariamiformes that inhabited the United States from the early Pliocene to early Pleistocene. The first fos
Skeleton of Titanis at the Florida Museum of Natural History
The red-legged seriema, one of the closest living relatives of phorusrhacids
Life reconstruction
Titanis pedal phalanx
Phorusrhacidae
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Phorusrhacidae, colloquially known as terror birds, is a family of large carnivorous, mostly flightless birds that includes possibly several subfamilies containing many genera, including the eponymous
Titanis
…Titanis (meaning "Titan" for the Titans of Greek mythology) is a genus of phorusrhacid ("terror birds", a group originating in South America), an extinct family of large, predatory birds, in the order Cariamiformes that inhabited the…
Phorusrhacinae skulls compared
Reconstructed skeleton of Paraphysornis at the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro