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Cathartornis

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Cathartornis
Temporal range: 23–0.01 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: †Teratornithidae
Genus: †Cathartornis
L. H. Miller, 1910
Species:
†C. gracilis
Binomial name
†Cathartornis gracilis
L. H. Miller, 1910

Cathartornis is an ancient bird of the Teratornithidae family. It lived somewhere between 23 million years (Miocene Epoch) and 10,000 years (Pleistocene Epoch) ago. The only evidence of the bird's existence is a few bones. Its remains were documented in 1910.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "BioLib - Cathartornis gracilis". Biolib.cz. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  2. ^ Howard, Hildegarde (Autumn 1972). "The Incredible Teratorn Again" (PDF). The Condor. 74 (3): 341–344. doi:10.2307/1366594. JSTOR 1366594.


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