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Pelagornithidae

Reptilia - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Pelagornithidae Fürbringer
1891Odontopterygidae Lydekker
1933Pseudodontornithidae Lambrecht
1933Odontopterygidae Lambrecht p. 304
1933Pseudodontornithidae Lambrecht p. 305
1957Pseudodontornithidae Howard p. 21
1960Odontopterygidae Wetmore p. 24
1960Pelagornithidae Wetmore p. 24
1960Pseudodontornithidae Wetmore p. 24
1968Pseudodontornithidae Howard p. 9
1969Pseudodontornithidae Howard and Warter p. 354
1972Pseudodontornithidae Howard p. 5
1976Odontopterygidae Harrison and Walker p. 5
1976Pseudodontornithidae Harrison and Walker p. 15
1976Pseudodontornis longidentata Harrison and Walker p. 17
1976Dasornithidae Harrison and Walker p. 24
1976Pelagornithidae Harrison and Walker p. 29
1977Odontopterygidae Harrison and Walker p. 9
1977Pseudodontornis longidentata Harrison and Walker p. 17
1978Pseudodontornithidae Howard p. 14
1982Pseudodontornithidae Aslanova and Burchak-Abramowich p. 410
1985Pelagornithidae McKee p. 181
1985Pelagornithidae Olson p. 194
1988Pelagornithidae Carroll
1989Pelagornithidae Goedert p. 940
1993Pelagornithidae Cheneval p. 90
1998Pelagornithidae Matsuoka et al. p. 246
2001Pelagornithidae Olson and Rasmussen p. 259
2002Pelagornithidae González-Barba et al. p. 723
2002Pseudodontornis longidentata Mlikovsky p. 82
2003Pelagornithidae Matsuoka et al. p. 55
2005Pelagornithidae Mayr p. 318
2007Pelagornithidae Chavez et al. p. 179
2007Odontopterygidae Livezey and Zusi p. 90
2008Pelagornithidae Mayr p. 1115
2008Pelagornithidae Mourer-Chauvire and Geraads p. 174
2010Pelagornithidae Bourdon et al. p. 4
2010Pelagornithidae Mayr and Smith p. 366
2011Pelagornithidae Mayr p. 448 figs. Fig. 1
2011Pelagornithidae Mayr and Zvonok p. 1348
2015Pelagornithidae Cenizo et al. p. 3
2023Pelagornithidae Piro and Acosta Hospitaleche

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderOdontopterygiformesHoward 1957
familyPelagornithidaeFürbringer 1888
familyPelagornithidaeFürbringer 1888

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Pelagornithidae Fürbringer 1888
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G. †Caspiodontornis Aslanova and Burchak-Abramowich 1982
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†Caspiodontornis kobystanicus Aslanova and Burchak-Abramowich 1982
G. †Cyphornis Cope 1895
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†Cyphornis magnus Cope 1895
G. †Dasornis Owen 1870
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†Dasornis abdoun Bourdon et al. 2010
†Dasornis emuinus Bowerbank 1854
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Invalid names: Argillornis longipennis Owen 1878 [synonym], Dasornis londinensis Owen 1870 [synonym], Neptuniavis miranda Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
†Dasornis toliapica Owen 1873
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Invalid names: Neptuniavis minor Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
Invalid names: Argillornis Owen 1878 [synonym], Neptuniavis Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym], Odontopteryx Owen 1873 [synonym]
G. †Gigantornis Andrews 1916
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†Gigantornis eaglesomei Andrews 1916
G. †Lutetodontopteryx Mayr and Zvonok 2012
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†Lutetodontopteryx tethyensis Mayr and Zvonok 2012
G. †Macrodontopteryx Harrison and Walker 1976
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†Macrodontopteryx oweni Harrison and Walker 1976
G. †Pelagornis Lartet 1857
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†Pelagornis chilensis Mayr and Rubilar-Rogers 2010
†Pelagornis longirostris Spulski 1910
†Pelagornis mauretanicus Mourer-Chauvire and Geraads 2008
†Pelagornis miocaenus Lartet 1857
†Pelagornis sandersi Ksepka 2014
†Pelagornis stirtoni Howard and Warter 1969
Invalid names: Neodontornis Harrison and Walker 1976 [synonym], Tympanonesiotes Hopson 1964 [synonym]
G. †Protodontopteryx Mayr et al. 2021
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†Protodontopteryx ruthae Mayr et al. 2021
Invalid names: Dasornithidae Harrison and Walker 1976 [synonym], Odontopterygidae Lydekker 1891 [synonym], Pseudodontornis longidentata Harrison and Walker 1976 [nomen dubium], Pseudodontornithidae Lambrecht 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:40:43
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:40:43
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Gelasian or 61.60000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Morocco Dasornis tolapica (68176)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2New Zealand (South Island) Protodontopteryx ruthae (204719)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Morocco (Beni Mellal) Dasornis toliapica (77353)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Nord) Pelagornithidae indet. (68429)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Pseudodontornis tenuirostris (142313)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco (Oued Zem) Dasornis emuinus, Dasornis abdoun (35132)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pelagornithidae indet. (176084)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Argillornis longipennis (8050) Lithornis emuinus, Dasornis londinensis, Argillornis longipennis, Macrodontopteryx oweni, Odontopteryx toliapica (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Dasornis taliapica, Dasornis emuinus (83313) Dasornis tolapica, Dasornis emuinus (91363)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Pelagornithidae indet., Dasornis emuinus (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (100414)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (183434)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Odontopteryx sp. (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom Dasornis londinensis, Argillornis longipennis, Neptuniavis miranda, Macrodontopteryx oweni, Odontopteryx toliapica, Pseudodontornis longidentata, Neptuniavis minor (215472)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo Gigantornis sp. (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium (Brussels) Argillornis longipennis (124686)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Macrodontopteryx oweni (124457 124685)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Baja California Sur) Odontopteryx sp. (87017)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) Dasornis sp., Odontopteryx toliapica (120885)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pelagornithidae indet. (53666)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Nigeria Gigantornis eaglesomei (32906)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Western Sahara Pelagornis sp. (175734) Pelagornithidae indet. (235061)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Argillornis sp. (75900) Pelagornithidae indet. (75901)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (100410)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru Pelagornithidae indet. (98346)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Pelagornithidae indet. (159113)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Kazakhstan Pelagornithidae indet. (113118)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pelagornithidae indet. (100475)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (43030 120887)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan (Fukushima) Pelagornithidae indet. (124785)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) Pelagornis sandersi (188100) Pelagornis sp. (182155) Pseudodontornithidae indet. (45777)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) Cyphornis magnus (125741)
Arikareean - Hemingfordian29.5 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Osteodontornis sp. (90464)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Pelagornis sp. (150594 202095)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Japan (Fukuoka) Pelagornithidae indet. (76045)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Azerbaijan Caspiodontornis kobystanicus (45737)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Pelagornis sandersi (157876)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (South Carolina) Pseudodontornis longirostris (58453) Tympanonesiotes wetmorei (58452)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Gifu) Pelagornithidae indet. (124788)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Aichi) Osteodontornis sp. (124786)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Pseudodontornis sp. (216962)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Pelagornithidae indet. (18579)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Lara) Pelagornis sp. (175185)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan (Mie) Osteodontornis sp. (91579)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Bordeaux) Pelagornis miocaenus (48660)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Japan (Saitama) Osteodontornis sp. (56956)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (59059)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Saitama) Osteodontornis sp. (54183)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (46069 121152)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France (Gers) Pelagornis miocaenus (124693)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (124690)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Pelagornis sp. (57700)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Portugal Pelagornis miocaenus (54171)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Venezuela (Falcon) Pelagornis chilensis (175186)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Canterbury) Pelagornis miocaenus (124695)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (13300 82517)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis sp. (45486)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru (Arequipa) Pelagornis sp. (45485)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Peru Pelagornis sp. (46083)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Chile (Atacama) Pelagornis chilensis (99451)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru (Ica) Pelagornithidae indet. (45487)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Chile Pelagornis sp. (100171 100172)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile (Atacama) Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis chilensis (55535)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Pelagornis sp. (46167)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru (Caraveli) Pelagornithidae indet. (46084)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis sp. (13079)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pelagornis speciesone, Pelagornis speciestwo (52582)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Hawera) Pelagornithidae indet. (28039)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) Pseudodontornithidae indet. (74658)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis mauretanicus (32052)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Pelagornis sp. (66819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588New Zealand Pseudodontornis stirtoni (176341)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Shizuoka) Pelagornithidae indet. (98241)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela (Falcon) Pelagornithidae indet. (63884)