Taubatornis

Taubatornis; Temporal range: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene (Deseadan); ~25 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cathartiformes
Family:	†Teratornithidae
Genus:	†Taubatornis; Olson & Alvarenga 2002
Species:	†T. campbelli
Binomial name
	†Taubatornis campbelli; Olson & Alvarenga 2002

Taubatornis is an extinct genus of teratorn from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene (Deseadan) , in the , São Paulo state, Brazil. The type species is T. campbelli.^[1] It is the oldest known member of the family, about 25 million years old. The presence of a member of this family with this age supports the hypothesis of a South American origin for the Teratornithidae.^[2]

References[]

^ Taubatornis at Fossilworks.org
^ Olson, Storrs L.; Alvarenga, Herculano M. F. (30 December 2002). "A new genus of small teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubaté Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 115 (4): 701–705. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

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[FWTaubatornis-1] Taubatornis at Fossilworks.org

[2] Olson, Storrs L.; Alvarenga, Herculano M. F. (30 December 2002). "A new genus of small teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubaté Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 115 (4): 701–705. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

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