What is Titanis?
{{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = Early [[Pliocene]]-Early [[Pleistocene]] ([[Hemphillian]]-[[Blancan]])<br />~{{fossil range|5|1.8}} | image = Skeleton of Titanis at the Florida Museum of Natural History.jpg | image_alt = Skeleton in a kicking pose. | image_caption = Reconstructed skeleton of a male ''Titanis'' bird from the [[Florida Museum of Natural History]]. | taxon = Titanis | authority = [[Pierce Brodkorb|Brodkorb]], [[1963 in paleontology|1963]] | type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Titanis walleri''''' | type_species_authority = Brodkorb, 1963 }} '''''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|Smilodon gracilis]], [[Canis|Canis edwardii]]'' and ''[[Smilodon|Smilodon fatalis]]''. == Prey source == Among the common prey of ''Titanis'' were ''[[Glyptodon|Glyptodons]], [[Homalodotherium|Homalodotheriums]], [[Purgatorius]]''-like rodents, and horses such as ''[[Equus (genus)|Equus]], [[Neohipparion]]'' and the famous ''[[Hipparion]]''. == Series == ''Titanis'' has only appeared in a [[Primeval]] television series, as well as [[Prehistoric Predators]] and [[Monsters Resurrected]]. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Gruiformes]] [[Category:Fossils]] [[Category:Birds of Central America]] [[Category:Extinct species]] [[Category:Pliocene]] [[Category:Pleistocene]] [[Category:Dinosaurs of South America]]