Pelagornithidae

Pelagornithidae
Rango temporal: Paleoceno-Neógeno PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Réplica de un esqueleto de Pelagornis Miocaenus en el MNHNIS
Estado de conservación
Extinto en época prehistórica
Taxonomía
Reino:	Animalia
Clase:	Aves
Subclase:	Neornithes
Infraclase:	Neognathae
Orden:	†Odontopterygiformes
Familia:	†Pelagornithidae

Pelagornithidae es una familia extinta en la prehistoria. Sus restos fósiles se han encontrado en todo el mundo en rocas que datan entre el Paleoceno tardío y el límite Plioceno-Pleistoceno.

Características

El Pelagornithidae tenía huesos muy delgados de paredes muy osificadas con presencia de aire en los mismos, provenientes de las extensiones del saco de aire de los pulmones. La mayoría de los fósiles encontrados están aplastados por la misma razón. Las patas eran proporcionalmente cortas, los pies palmeados y el dedo gordo, probablemente era rudimentario o ausente por completo, el tarsometatarso se asemeja al de los albatros, mientras que la disposición de los dedos de los pies delanteros se parecía más a los fulmares.

Galería

<gallery caption"200px" perrow="3"> Pelagornis mauretanicus.jpg|Cráneo de Pelagornis mauretanicus Pelagornis chilensis 1.jpg|Esqueleto de un Pelagornis chilensis mirado desde arriba Odontopteryx_toliapica.jpg|Cráneo de un Odontopteryx toliapica

Bibliografía

• Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Pelagornithidae.
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