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 |
