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Odontopteryx Gigas Bird Jaw 315mm

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A rare and scientifically important Odontopteryx false toothed bird jaw/beak and cranium measuring 315mm displaying authentic false teeth elements with the appearance of teeth within the beak/jaws - these anatomical features termed Volkmann’s canals [small channels within the bone that transmit blood vessels] are atomic cortical bone structures appearing along the outer edge of the bird's jaw/beak, more adapted to grasping fish in mid-flight. Exhibiting excellent preservation encapsulated within the authentic bedrock. This is an extremely rare discovery to find the cranium and beak elements in an association. Odontopteryx appeared from the Palaeocene to the Pliocene era, a reign of 50,000,000 [million] years.

The details

Genus: Pelagornithidae, Odontopteryx gigas, toothless bird
Age: Mesozoic, Palaeocene, 66,000,000 to 48,000,000 years
Origin: Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa

Overall: L: 31.5 CM
Skull: L: 27.1 CM
KG: 1.585

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