Gargantuavis
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Gargantuavis is an extinct genus of large, primitive bird containing the single species Gargantuavis philoinos. It is the only member of the monotypic family Gargantuaviidae. Its fossils were discover
Gargantuavis holotype pelvis
Speculative life restoration of Gargantuavis philoinos
MDE A-08, a femur
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Ornithurae
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Ornithurae is a natural group that includes modern birds and their very close relatives such as the ichthyornithines and the hesperornithines. This clade is defined in the PhyloCode by Juan Benito and
Gargantuavis
…be closely related to the archaic Patagopteryx, but a study of the complete femur suggested that the species belongs to Ornithuromorpha, and probably Ornithurae, being more closely related to moderns birds than to, belonging to its own monotypic family Gargantuaviidae. However, the discovery of a pelvis from…
Alectura lathami Centenary Lakes crop
Confuciusornis plumage pattern
Patagopteryx deferrariisi