†Wingegyps cartellei Alvarenga and Olson 2004 (vulture)
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Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Full reference: H. M. F. Alvarenga and S. L. Olson. 2004. A new genus of tiny condor from the Pleistocene of Brazil (Aves: Vulturidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117:1-9
Belongs to Wingegyps according to H. M. F. Alvarenga and S. L. Olson 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCL CLA782, a skeleton (neurocranium). Its type locality is Gruta dos Brejões, which is in a Pleistocene cave siliciclastic in Brazil.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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