Pelagornis chilensisDutch: Pelagornis chilensis |
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| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelagornithidae |
| Genus: | Pelagornis |
| Species: | Pelagornis chilensis |
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Extinct fossil species which lived in the late Miocene. This specimen is the holotype of a newly described species (G. Mayr and D. Rubilar-Rogers, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1313-1330, September 2010) Many thanks to Gerald Mayr from the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this unique skull. |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 450 mm |
| Length cranium: | 125 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Alternative names: Pelagornis chilensis (German), Pelagornis chilensis (French), Pelagornis Chilensis (Spanish) | |