Odontopteryx
Odontopteryx is a genus of the extinct pseudotooth birds or pelagornithids. These were probably rather close relatives of either pelicans and storks, or of waterfowl, and are here placed in the order Odontopterygiformes to account for this uncertainty.
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Skull and hind part of jaws | |
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Family: | †Pelagornithidae (but see text) |
Genus: | †Odontopteryx Owen, 1873 |
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O. toliapica Owen, 1873 | |
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