Pelagornis sandersi, Partial skeleton
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Description:
The partial skeleton a large pseudodontorn, Pelagonis sandersi, the largest known bird capable of flight. This specimen was found at the Charleston International Airport in February 1983 by a volunteer for The Charleston Museum. P. sandersi was formally described in 2014 and named in honor of the Museum?s former curator. The original fossils are stored in a secure area in The Charleston Museum and include the skull seen in this scan as well as wing elements, ribs, and assorted fragmentary remains.
- Site: SC; Charleston Co.; Charleston Airport N
- Site Number: NH20Nc
- Era: Cenozoic
- Period: Paleogene
- Epoch: Oligocene
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Odontopterygiformes
- Family: Pelagornithidae
- Genus: Pelagornis
- Species: Pelagornis sandersi
- Formation: Chandler Bridge
- Collection: Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
- Object Name: Marine Birds
- Object Id: PV4768
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