Titanis
genus of terror bird (Phorusrhacidae)
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 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Reconstructed skeleton, Florida Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | †Phorusrhacidae |
| Subfamily: | †Phorusrhacinae |
| Genus: | †Titanis Brodkorb, 1963 |
| Type species | |
| †Titanis walleri Brodkorb, 1963
| |
