griseus: Before scientists find this new species of pelagornithids or huge pseudoteeth birds, called
griseus: Before scientists find this new species of pelagornithids or huge pseudoteeth birds, called Pelagornis sandersi, we had the record of the largest birds with Pelargonis chilensis… we had it… That means the bird, Pelagornis chilensis had one of the longest wingspan ever recorded–a wingspan that was about as long as a giraffe is high, with 17 feet or 5 meters. It cruised the skies between 5 and 10 million years ago. Pelargonis sandersi, boasted a 21-foot 6.1 meters wingspan, dwarfs that of today’s biggest flier, the royal albatross, whose span measures a “mere” 11.5 feet (3.5 meters). And it rivals that of the largest flying bird on record: Argentavis magnificens—a South American condor with a 23-foot (7-meter) wingspa Pelargonis chilensis is still my fav fossil seabird Reference: Mayr & Rubilar 2010. Osteology of a new giant bony-toothed bird from the Miocene of Chile, with a revision of the taxonomy of Neogene Pelagornithidae Read about Pelargonis sandersi All art by Carlos Anzures -- source link
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