Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae

Full reference: G. Mayr, V. L. De Pietri, L. Love, A. Mannering, and R. P. Scofield. 2021. Oldest, smallest and phylogenetically most basal pelagornithid, from the early Paleocene of New Zealand, sheds light on the evolutionary history of the largest flying birds. Papers in Palaeontology 7(1):217-233

Parent taxon: Pelagornithidae according to G. Mayr 2022

See also Mayr et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Caspiodontornis, Cyphornis, Dasornis, Gigantornis, Lutetodontopteryx, Macrodontopteryx, Pelagornis, Pseudodontornis longidentata, Osteodontornis

Subtaxa: Protodontopteryx ruthae

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Type: Protodontopteryx ruthae

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Site 3, Waipara River (2 m above Loburn Formation) (Paleocene of New Zealand)

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