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
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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