†Palaeoborus umbrosus Cope 1874 (Old World vulture)
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Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Alternative combination: Cathartes umbrosus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1874. Notes on the Santa Fé Marls, and Some of the Contained Vertebrate Fossils. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 26(2):147-152
Belongs to Palaeoborus according to H. Howard 1932
See also Cope 1874, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Palaeoborus howardae, Palaeoborus rosatus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at Skull Ridge (Miocene of New Mexico)
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