Andrewsornis Patterson, 1941
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Genus Andrewsornis Patterson, 1941
Type Species – Andrewsornis abbotti Patterson, 1941 .
Included Species – Only the type species.
Distribution – Middle to Upper Oligocene of Argentina.
Diagnos i s Revised – The largest of the known Patagornithinae . On the skull, the rostral edge of the antorbital fenestra is very inclined. When compared with Patagornis and Andalgalornis , the mandibular symphysis is proportionally smaller and the mandibular fenestra bigger and oval-shaped ( Fig. 26A View FIGURE 26 ).
FIGURE 26. Skulls of the Patagornithinae (A-C), Mesembriornithinae (D) and Psiloterinae (E-J). A - Andrewsornis abbotti (FM-P13417; from Patterson, 1941), B - Patagornis marshi (BMNH-A-516; from Andrews, 1899), C - Andalgalornis steulleti (FM-P14357); D - Mesembriornis milneedwardsi (MMP-S155); E - Procariama simplex (FM-P14525); F - Psilopterus lemoinei (FM-P13257); G - Psilopterus lemoinei (PUM-15402); H - Psilopterus lemoinei (AMNH-9157); I - Psilopterus lemoinei (PUM-15109); J - Psilopterus bachmanni (PUM-15904). G-J inverted figures from Sinclair & Farr (1910).
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