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Titanis
''Titanis walleri'' is a large extinct flightless carnivorous bird of the family Phorusrhacidae, endemic to North America during the Blancan stage of the Pliocene living 4.9—1.8 Ma, and died out during the Gelasian Age of the earliest Pleistocene, existing approximately . It was tall and weighed approximately . ==Etymology==
The generic name, ''Titanis'', refers to the titans, Ancient Greek gods that preceded the Twelve Olympians, in allusion to the bird's size. The specific name, ''T. walleri'', honors the holotype's collector, Benjamin I. Waller.
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