†Teratornis merriami Miller 1909 (Merriam's teratorn)

Aves - Falconiformes - Vulturoidae

Synonym: Pleistogyps rex Miller 1910

Full reference: L. H. Miller. 1909. Teratornis, a new avian genus from Rancho La Brea. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(21):305-317

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

See also Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1910, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Teratornis merriami: UCMP 12101, a partial skull
  • Pleistogyps rex: UCMP 12599, a set of limb elements (tarsometatarsus).

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (15: California, Florida, Utah collections)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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