Titanis Brodkorb, 1963
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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/S0031-10492003000400001 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4900719 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D18A23-C856-184B-5A5B-2F329637FE9D |
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Carolina |
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Titanis Brodkorb, 1963 |
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Genus Titanis Brodkorb, 1963
Type Species – Titanis walleri Brodkorb, 1963 .
Included Species – Only the type species.
Distribution – Upper Pliocene to Lower Pleistocene of Florida and Texas ( U.S.A.).
Diagnosis – Size similar to that of Phorusrhacos , with a less sturdy tarsometatarsus than that of Devincenzia . The mid-trochlea, in the more distal portion, is spread out onto the sides, differentiating it from the two aforementioned species ( Fig. 22C View FIGURE 22 ), this aspect reminding one of the Mesembriornithinae .
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