†Titanis Brodkorb 1963 (terror bird)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1963. A giant flightless bird from the Pleistocene of Florida. The Auk 80(2):111-115
Parent taxon: Phorusrhacinae according to H. M. F. Alvarenga and E. Holfing 2003
See also Bertelli et al. 2007, Brodkorb 1963, Carroll 1988, Gould and Quitmyer 2005 and Mourer-Chauviré 1981
Sister taxon: Phorusrhacos
Subtaxa: Titanis walleri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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