†Palaeoborus Coues 1884 (Old World vulture)
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Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Parent taxon: Aegypiinae according to A. H. Miller and L. V. Compton 1939
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Aegypius, Gansugyps, Neogyps, Neophrontops
Subtaxa: Palaeoborus howardae Palaeoborus rosatus Palaeoborus umbrosus
Type: Cathartes umbrosus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: New Mexico, South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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