†Teratornis merriami Miller 1909 (Merriam's teratorn)
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Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
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(2):305-317
Belongs to Teratornis according to S. L. Olson and H. M. F. Alvarenga 2002
See also Lambrecht 1933, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 12101, a partial skull
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: California, Florida, Utah collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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