Pelagornis sandersi
Appearance
| Pelagornis sandersi Temporal range: Upper Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Restored skull | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Aves |
| Order: | †Odontopterygiformes |
| Faimily: | †Pelagornithidae |
| Genus: | †Pelagornis |
| Species: | †P. sandersi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pelagornis sandersi Ksepka, 2014[1] | |
Pelagornis sandersi is a species o extinct flyin bird wi a wingspan estimatit tae be atween 6.1 an 7.4 m (20 an 24 ft).[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- 1 2 Ksepka, D. T. (7 Julie 2014). "Flight performance of the largest volant bird". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111: 10624–10629. doi:10.1073/pnas.1320297111. PMC 4115518. PMID 25002475. Archived frae the original on 15 Mey 2019. Retrieved 8 Julie 2014.