Pelagornis sandersi
Appearance
Pelagornis sandersi Temporal range: Upper Oligocene
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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]
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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]- ↑ a b 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.