Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Synonyms: Argillornis Owen 1878, Neptuniavis Harrison and Walker 1977, Odontopteryx Owen 1873
Parent taxon: Pelagornithidae according to G. Mayr and E. A. Zvonok 2011
See also Bourdon 2005, Bourdon et al. 2010, Bourdon and Cappetta 2012, Carroll 1988, Cenizo et al. 2015, Goedert 1989, González-Barba et al. 2002, Harrison and Walker 1976, Harrison and Walker 1977, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2008, Mayr 2022, Mayr et al. 2002, Mayr and Smith 2010, Mayr and Smith 2019, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1985, Wetmore 1960 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Caspiodontornis, Cyphornis, Gigantornis, Lutetodontopteryx, Macrodontopteryx, Pelagornis, Protodontopteryx, Pseudodontornis longidentata, Osteodontornis
Subtaxa: Dasornis abdoun Dasornis emuinus Dasornis toliapica
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), Mexico (1), Morocco (3), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: Oregon, Virginia)
• Paleocene of Morocco (2)
Total: 14 collections including 24 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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