†Palaeogyps Wetmore 1927 (vulture)
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Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Parent taxon: Vulturidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Galbreath 1953, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Aizengyps, Diatopornis, Diatropornis, Geronogyps, Hadrogyps, Pampagyps, Perugyps, Phasmagyps, Wingegyps
Subtaxa: Palaeogyps prodromus
Type: Palaeogyps prodromus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at Trigonias Quarry (Eocene of Colorado)
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