Definitions for "Titanis"
Titanis walleri Etymology: Titanis after the titans, Ancient Greek gods that preceded the Twelve Olympians, in allusion to the bird's "titanic" (properly: "gigantic") size. walleri in honor of the holotype's collector, Benjamin I. Waller. is a species of very large predatory flightless bird, the only member of the genus Titanis. It lived approximately 5-1.8 million years ago (Pliocene) in North America, fossil evidence having been found in Florida and Texas.