Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Cathartidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Amadon 1977, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Breagyps, Cathartes, Cathartidarum, Cathartinae, Coragyps, Dryornis, Gymnogyps, Kuntur, Pliogyps, Sarcoramphus, Tapinopus, Vulturinae
Subtaxa: Vultur gryphus Vultur messii
Type: Vultur gryphus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), Peru (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (2)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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