†Breagyps clarki Miller 1910 (New World vulture)
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Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Alternative combinations: Sarcorhamphus clarki, Vultur clarki
Full reference: L. H. Miller. 1910. The condor-like vultures of Rancho La Brea. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 6(1):1-19
Belongs to Breagyps according to H. Howard 1969
See also Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1910, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 12588, a set of limb elements (tarsometatarsus)
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (4: California, New Mexico)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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