Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae

Alternative combinations: Neodontornis stirtoni, Pseudodontornis stirtoni

Full reference: H. Howard and S. L. Warter. 1969. A new specides of bony-toothed bird (Family Pseudodontornithidae) from the Tertiary of New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 8(4):345-357

Belongs to Pelagornis according to M. Cenizo et al. 2015

See also Harrison and Walker 1976, Howard 1972, Mayr and Rubilar-Rogers 2010 and Olson 1985

Sister taxa: Pelagornis chilensis, Pelagornis longirostris, Pelagornis mauretanicus, Pelagornis miocaenus, Pelagornis sandersi, Tympanonesiotes wetmorei

Type specimen: CM AV20569, a partial skull (partial skull and jows)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Motunau Beach (Pliocene of New Zealand)

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