Pelagornis Animal Pictures

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Skeletal reconstruction of Pelagornis sandersi. Jaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) / CC BY 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pelagornis_sandersi.png https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

The Pelagornis sandersi is considered the largest flying bird species and had a wingspan of about 20 to 24 ft (6.1 to 7.4 m).

Jaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) / CC BY 3.0

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The Pelagornis had a wingspan of 20 feet!

Ryan Somma / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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Pelagornis had a long beak with multiple layers of teeth, allowing it to catch, hold, and swallow prey.

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