Titanis
Titanis was a prehistoric flightless bird. Its name means 'titan'. Titanis was a genus of flightless bird belonging to the group called terror birds. These birds were the lions of the their era. Despite this, they came into contact with other predators, such as Smilodon gracilis, Canis edwardii and Smilodon fatalis.
| Titanis | |
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| Reconstructed skeleton of a male Titanis bird from the Florida Museum of Natural History. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Titanis |
| Type species | |
| †Titanis walleri Brodkorb, 1963
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Prey source
Among the common prey of Titanis were Glyptodons, Homalodotheriums, Purgatorius-like rodents, and horses such as Equus, Neohipparion and the famous Hipparion.
Series
Titanis has only appeared in a Primeval television series, as well as Prehistoric Predators and Monsters Resurrected.
Titanis Media
The red-legged seriema, one of the closest living relatives of phorusrhacids
Examples of fauna that participated in the Great American Interchange, with South American migrants like Titanis in olive