Odontoanserae
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The Odontoanserae is a proposed clade that includes the family Pelagornithidae and the clade Anserimorphae. The placement of the pseudo-toothed birds in the evolutionary tree of birds has been problem
Pelagornis mauretanicus
Goosander looking up
Gastornis giganteus restoration
Pelagornithidae
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The Pelagornithidae, commonly called pelagornithids, pseudodontorns, bony-toothed birds, false-toothed birds or pseudotooth birds, are a prehistoric family of large seabirds. Their fossil remains have
Odontoanserae
…The Odontoanserae is a proposed clade that includes the family Pelagornithidae (pseudo-toothed birds) and the clade Anserimorphae (the order Anseriformes and their stem-relatives). The placement of the pseudo-toothed birds in the…
Pelagornis miocaenus
Skull of Odontopteryx toliapica (white areas are restored). Unlike in other pseudotooth birds, the "teeth" in this genus were slanted forwards.
Pteranodon skeleton. A toothless Late Cretaceous pterosaur, it was similar to Pelagornis in size and proportions and possibly in feeding habits.