Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Full reference: G. Mayr and D. Rubilar-Rogers. 2010. Osteology of a new giant bony-toothed bird from the Miocene of Chile, with a revision of the taxonomy of Neogene Pelagornithidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1313-1330
Belongs to Pelagornis according to G. Mayr and D. Rubilar-Rogers 2010
See also Cenizo et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Pelagornis longirostris, Pelagornis mauretanicus, Pelagornis miocaenus, Pelagornis sandersi, Pelagornis stirtoni, Tympanonesiotes wetmorei
Type specimen: MNHN SGO.PV 1061, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is El Morro, which is in a Tortonian/Messinian marine sandstone in the BahÃa Inglesa Formation of Chile.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (2 collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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