Taubatornis campbelli Olson and Alvarenga 2002 (teratorn)

Aves - Falconiformes - Vulturoidae

Full reference: S. L. Olson and H. M. F. Alvarenga. 2002. A new genus of small teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubaté Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 115(4):701-705

Belongs to Taubatornis according to S. L. Olson and H. M. F. Alvarenga 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MHNT-VT 5154, a limb element (distal end of right tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Santa Fé Farm, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine claystone in the Tremembé Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Santa Fé Farm

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