Pelagornithidae

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phylum Chordata Pelagornis miocaenus, the giant bony-toothed bird, is a large species of bird, closely related with pelicans. This species is known from Aquitanian Early Miocene sediments. The original specimen on which P. miocaenus was found was a left humerus almost the size of a human arm.

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clade Diapsida
Class Aves
order †Odontopterygiformes
family †Pelagornithidae
genus †Pelagornis
species †P. miocaenus
Temporal range Early Miocene