Fossil of Pelagornis, an extinct bird- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt
The pelagornithids were seabirds, meaning their diet consisted of aquatic animals.
Pelagornis mauretanicus Skull. Stage: 2.5 Ma Gelasian Locality: deposits at Ahl al Oughlam, Morocco Size: 63 cm
The Pelagornithidae were large seabirds that dominated most oceans during the Cenozoic era.
Replica of a Pelagornis skeleton at the NMNH.
Fossil remains of the Pelagornithidae have been found all over the world in rocks dating from the Early Paleocene to the late Pleistocene.
