†Coragyps shastensis Miller 1911 (vulture)
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Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Alternative combination: Catharista shastensis
Full reference: L. H. Miller. 1911. Avifauna of the Pleistocene cave deposits of California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 6(16):385-400
Belongs to Coragyps according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1911 and Wetmore 1940
Sister taxa: Coragyps atratus, Coragyps occidentalis
Type specimen: UCMP 8603, a limb element (tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Potter Creek Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in California.
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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