- The Pelagornithidae,
commonly called pelagornithids, pseudodontorns, bony-toothed birds, false-toothed
birds or
pseudotooth birds, are a
prehistoric family...
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downcurved than in
other pelagornithids. The
external nostrils were
larger than the very
reduced nostrils of
other pelagornithids, and were more similar...
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flying birds to
attain greater size, such as
pelagornithids and pelecaniformes. The
Paleocene pelagornithid Protodontopteryx was
quite small compared to...
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Odontopteryx is a
genus of the
extinct pseudotooth birds or
pelagornithids.
These were
probably rather close relatives of
either pelicans and storks, or...
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between the jaw
structure of
ichthyornitheans and
pelagornithids. The
study still classifies pelagornithids as
neognaths based on a few post-cranial features...
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Cretaceous And
Paleogene Of Antarctica: New
Records Of
Ratites And
Pelagornithid Birds" (PDF).
Polish Polar Research. 33 (3): 239–258. doi:10.2478/v10183-012-0014-3...
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Richard Paul (2019). "Oldest,
smallest and
phylogenetically most
basal pelagornithid, from the
early Paleocene of New Zealand,
sheds light on the evolutionary...
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Columbia Although the
fossil remains of
large marine birds like the
Pelagornithid Cyphornis are
known from the
Sooke Formation of the
Oligocene of Vancouver...
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genus of the
prehistoric pseudotooth birds. The
pseudotooth birds or
pelagornithids were
probably rather close relatives of
either pelicans and storks,...
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upright stance rather than the
sprawled legs of
modern crocodiles.
Pelagornithid seabirds have
serrated beaks that
resemble teeth and have been recovered...
