Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Full reference: F. L. Agnolín, F. Brissón Egli, E. Soibelzon, S. G. Rodríguez, L. H. Soibelzon, F. Iacona, and D. Piazza. 2017. A new large Cathartidae from the quaternary of Argentina, with a review of the fossil record of condors in South America. Contribuciones del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 7:1-16
Belongs to Pampagyps according to F. L. Agnolín et al. 2017
See also Tambussi et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPLK-00001, a limb element (Right tarsometatarsus ). Its type locality is Cantera Nicolás Vignogna III, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene terrestrial horizon in the Luján Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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