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Prehistoric Life

How tall was Titanis walleri?

An adult Titanis walleri stood about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall.

What is measured: adult, standing height

Titanis walleri (1.5 m) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Titanis walleri (1.5 m) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same height as an adult person
  • A little shorter than a doorway
  • About 3.9× as tall as a bowling pin
  • About 10× as tall as a smartphone
  • About 25% of the length of a 20-foot shipping container

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Facts about Titanis walleri

Titanis was a flightless predatory bird from North and South America and belonged to the group commonly called terror birds.

Source: Florida Museum of Natural History — Titanis walleri; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Phorusrhacid

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Titanis walleri
Paranthropus boisei1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)0.93×
Dimorphodon macronyx1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)0.97×
Pterodactylus antiquus1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)same size
Thylacoleo carnifex1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)same size
Ichthyostega stensioei1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)same size
Titanis walleri1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)this page
Icadyptes salasi1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)same size
Neanderthal1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)1.1×
Dimetrodon grandis1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)1.1×
Homo erectus1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)1.1×

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