And even if " Cyphornis " is the senior synonym of " Palaeochenoides " and " Tympanoneisiotes " ( which is not overly likely ), according to the rules of zoological nomenclature the family name Pelagornithidae would not be affected.
12.
And even if " Cyphornis " is the senior synonym of " Palaeochenoides " and " Tympanoneisiotes " ( which is not overly likely due to size differences ), according to the rules of zoological nomenclature the family name Pelagornithidae would not be affected.
13.
There is no indication that elephant birds evolved outside Madagascar, and today, the Canary Island eggshells are considered to belong to extinct North African birds that may not have been ratites ( possibly " Eremopezus " / " Psammornis ", or even Pelagornithidae, prehistoric seabirds of immense size ).
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It contains a single named species, " "'Osteodontornis orri " "'( "'Orr's Bony-toothed Bird "', in literal translation of its scientific name ), which was described quite exactly one century after the first species of the Pelagornithidae ( " Pelagornis miocaenus " ) was . " O . orri " was named after then-recently deceased naturalist Ellison Orr.
15.
Thus Cyphornithidae would almost certainly be a junior synonym of Pelagornithidae even if the pseudotooth birds are ( as some have proposed ) divided into several families rather than being all placed in the Pelagornithidae as is usual nowadays , as " Cyphornis ", " Osteodontornis ", " Palaeochenoides ", " Pelagornis " and perhaps the smaller " Tympanoneisiotes " appear to be very closely related and are probably all part of a monophyletic lineage of ( usually ) giant pseudotooth birds.
16.
Thus Cyphornithidae would almost certainly be a junior synonym of Pelagornithidae even if the pseudotooth birds are ( as some have proposed ) divided into several families rather than being all placed in the Pelagornithidae as is usual nowadays , as " Cyphornis ", " Osteodontornis ", " Palaeochenoides ", " Pelagornis " and perhaps the smaller " Tympanoneisiotes " appear to be very closely related and are probably all part of a monophyletic lineage of ( usually ) giant pseudotooth birds.
17.
Thus Cyphornithidae would almost certainly be a junior synonym of Pelagornithidae even if the pseudotooth birds are ( as some have proposed ) divided into several families & ndash; rather than being all placed in the Pelagornithidae as is usual nowadays & ndash; as " Cyphornis ", " Osteodontornis ", " Palaeochenoides ", " Pelagornis " and perhaps " Tympanoneisiotes " appear to be very closely related and are probably part of a monophyletic lineage of ( usually ) giant pseudotooth birds.
18.
Thus Cyphornithidae would almost certainly be a junior synonym of Pelagornithidae even if the pseudotooth birds are ( as some have proposed ) divided into several families & ndash; rather than being all placed in the Pelagornithidae as is usual nowadays & ndash; as " Cyphornis ", " Osteodontornis ", " Palaeochenoides ", " Pelagornis " and perhaps " Tympanoneisiotes " appear to be very closely related and are probably part of a monophyletic lineage of ( usually ) giant pseudotooth birds.
19.
Cyphornithidae would almost certainly be a junior synonym of Pelagornithidae even if the pseudotooth birds are ( as some have proposed ) divided into several families & ndash; rather than being all placed in the Pelagornithidae as is usual nowadays & ndash; as " Cyphornis ", " Osteodontornis ", " Palaeochenoides ", " Pelagornis " and perhaps the smaller " Tympanoneisiotes " appear to be very closely related and are probably part of a monophyletic lineage of ( usually ) giant pseudotooth birds.
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Cyphornithidae would almost certainly be a junior synonym of Pelagornithidae even if the pseudotooth birds are ( as some have proposed ) divided into several families & ndash; rather than being all placed in the Pelagornithidae as is usual nowadays & ndash; as " Cyphornis ", " Osteodontornis ", " Palaeochenoides ", " Pelagornis " and perhaps the smaller " Tympanoneisiotes " appear to be very closely related and are probably part of a monophyletic lineage of ( usually ) giant pseudotooth birds.
