Gigantornis 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

Parent taxon: Pelagornithidae according to G. Mayr 2022

See also Andrews 1916, Carroll 1988, Cenizo et al. 2015, Harrison and Walker 1976, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr et al. 2008 and Olson 1985

Sister taxa: Caspiodontornis, Cyphornis, Dasornis, Lutetodontopteryx, Macrodontopteryx, Pelagornis, Protodontopteryx, Pseudodontornis longidentata, Osteodontornis

Subtaxa: Gigantornis eaglesomei

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Type: Gigantornis eaglesomei

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Nigeria (1 collection), Togo (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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