Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Alternative combination: Osteodontornis orri
Full reference: H. Howard. 1957. A gigantic "toothed" marine bird from the Miocene of California. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Department of Geology Bulletin 1:1-23
Belongs to Pelagornis according to J. L. Goedert et al. 2026
See also Cenizo et al. 2015, Harrison and Walker 1976, Howard 1957, Howard 1968, Howard 1972, Howard 1978, Mayr et al. 2007, Mayr and Rubilar-Rogers 2010, Olson 1985 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: Pelagornis chilensis, Pelagornis longirostris, Pelagornis mauretanicus, Pelagornis miocaenus, Pelagornis sandersi, Pelagornis stirtoni, Tympanonesiotes wetmorei
Type specimen: SBMNH 309, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Tepusquet Creek, which is in a Miocene marine shale/limestone in the Monterey Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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