Vinchinavis paka Tambussi et al. 2021 (hawk)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Full reference: C. P. Tambussi, F. J. Degrange, P. L. Ciccioli and F. Prevosti. 2021. Avian remains from the Toro Negro Formation (Neogene), Central Andes of Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 105:102988

Belongs to Vinchinavis according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2021

See also Tambussi et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PULR-V 130, a set of limb elements (left ulna and radius lacking the proximal ends). Its type locality is Quebrada de La Troya, which is in a Messinian/Zanclean fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Toro Negro Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quebrada de La Troya

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