Pelagornis sandersi
Calvaria refecta
Classis : Aves
Ordo : †Odontopterygiformes
Familia : †Pelagornithidae
Genus : †Pelagornis
Species : Pelagornis sandersi
Ksepka, 2014[1]
Ordo : †Odontopterygiformes
Familia : †Pelagornithidae
Genus : †Pelagornis
Species : Pelagornis sandersi
Ksepka, 2014[1]
Palaeontologia
Oligocaenum superius
Pelagornis sandersi (binomen a Daniele Ksepka anno 2014 constitutum) est avis exstincta generis Pelagornis et familiae Pelagornithidarum. Quae species, e fossilibus iuxta Carolopolim Carolinae Meridianae anno 1983 ab Alberto Sanders repertis, denuo anno 2014 species nova recognoscitur, omnium volitantium maxima, alis fere 7 metra latis.
Notae
[recensere | fontem recensere]- ↑ PNAS-20140707.
Bibliographia
[recensere | fontem recensere]- Daniel T. Ksepka, "Flight performance of the largest volant bird" in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 Iulii 2014)
- Nishad Karim, "Fossils dug up at airport may be largest flying bird ever found" in The Guardian (7 Iulii 2014)
Nexus externi
[recensere | fontem recensere]- "Pelagornis sandersi • Flight Performance of The Largest Volant Bird" apud Species New to Science
- "World's largest-ever flying bird identified" apud phys.org (7 Iulii 2014)