Gigantornis eaglesomei Andrews 1916 (bird)

Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae

Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1916. Note on the Sternum of a large Carinate Bird from the (?) Eocene of Southern Nigeri. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916:519-524

Belongs to Gigantornis according to M. Cenizo et al. 2015

See also Harrison and Walker 1976, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr et al. 2008, Olson 1985 and Swinton 1934

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Port Harcourt RR, which is in a Bartonian deep-water horizon in the Ameki Formation of Nigeria

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Port Harcourt RR

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