Two new Gypaetinae (Accipitridae, Aves) from the late Miocene of Spain
Sánchez Marco, Antonio (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	Only three monospecific genera of extant accipitrids - Gypaetus, Neophron and Gypohierax - have been grouped into the Gypaetinae vultures, which currently presents an Eurasian and African geographic distribution. The fossil record of these genera is meagre and not older than the Pleistocene of both landmasses. A surprising Old World vulture radiation occurred in North America from the early Miocene to the late Pleistocene, with taxa more closely linked to Gypaetinae than to Aegypiinae. More recently new fossil gypaetines have been described for the late Miocene of North America and China. Two new species assigned to genera Gypaetus and Neophron are described here, and their links with other related taxa are evaluated. The new specimens were found at two sites in the Cerro de los Batallones, a rich late Miocene palaeontological complex located in the centre of Spain.
Grants:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017/SGR-86 Agencia Estatal de Investigación CGL2016-76431-P
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Avian systematics ; Accipitriformes ; Diurnal raptors ; Neogene birds
Published in:	Historical biology, Vol. 34, Issue 8 (2022) , p. 1534-1543, ISSN 1029-2381

DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2022.2053117

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