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Pelagornis sandersi

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Pelagornis sandersi
Temporal range: Upper Oligocene
Restored skull
Scientific classification edit
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

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  1. 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.