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family

Pelagornithidae Fürbringer, 1888

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Aves - birds »  order Pelecaniformes

Scientific synonyms

Cyphornithidae Wetmore, 1928
Dasornithidae Harrison & Walker, 1976
Odontopterygidae Lydekker, 1891
Pseudodontornithidae Lambrecht, 1933

Included taxa

Number of records: 13

genus Caspiodontornis Aslanova & Burchak-Abramowich, 1982
genus Cyphornis Cope, 1894
genus Dasornis Owen, 1869
genus Gigantornis Andrews, 1916
genus Lutetodontopteryx Mayr & Zvonok, 2012
genus Odontopteryx Owen, 1872
genus Osteodontornis Howard, 1957
genus Palaeochenoides Shufeldt, 1916
genus Pelagornis Lartet, 1857
genus Pseudodontornis Lambrecht, 1930

Unplaced taxa

genus Neptuniavis Harrison & Walker, 1977 inc.sed.

Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [101409]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Pelagornithidae Fürbringer, 1888]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019

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Explanations

extinct taxon

inc.sed. incertae sedis - uncertain placement within this taxon