†Pelagornis longirostris Spulski 1910 (bird)
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Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Alternative combinations: Odontopteryx longirostris, Pseudodontornis longirostris
Belongs to Pelagornis according to G. Mayr and D. Rubilar-Rogers 2010
See also Harrison and Walker 1976, Hopson 1964, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Pelagornis chilensis, Pelagornis mauretanicus, Pelagornis miocaenus, Pelagornis sandersi, Pelagornis stirtoni, Tympanonesiotes wetmorei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Magnolia Phosphate Mine (Miocene of South Carolina)
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