Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Full reference: J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1976. A review of the bony-toothed birds (Odontopterygiformes): With descriptions of some new species. Tertiary Research Special Paper 2:1-62
Parent taxon: Pelagornithidae according to G. Mayr and T. Smith 2010
See also Bourdon et al. 2010, Harrison and Walker 1976, Harrison and Walker 1977, Mayr 2008 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Caspiodontornis, Cyphornis, Dasornis, Gigantornis, Lutetodontopteryx, Pelagornis, Protodontopteryx, Pseudodontornis longidentata, Osteodontornis
Subtaxa: Macrodontopteryx oweni
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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