Pelagornis
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Scientific name | Pelagornis |
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Extinction status | Extinct |
Phylum | Chordata |
Order | Odontopterygiformes |
Rank | Genus |
Higher classification | Pelagornithidae |
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ID | 1076284 |
About Pelagornis
Pelagornis is a widespread genus of prehistoric pseudotooth birds. These were probably rather close relatives of either pelicans and storks, or of waterfowl, and are here placed in the order Odontopterygiformes to account for this uncertainty.