Palaeogyps prodromus Wetmore: A: Limb

Object Details

Geologic Age: Cenozoic - Paleogene - Oligocene
Record Last Modified: 17 Oct 2024
Skeletal Morphology: Appendicular elements, distal right tibiotarsus, right proximal tarsometatarsus
Stratigraphy: White River Group - Chadron Fm

Collection Date: 1923

Collector: P. Reinheimer

Place: Weld County, Colorado, United States, North America

See more items in: Paleogeneral; Types: Birds; Aves Primary Type; Paleobiology

Published Name: Palaeogyps prodromus Wetmore

Data Source: NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

USNM Number: V11715

Type Citation: Wetmore. 1927. Colorado Mus.Nat.Hist.Proc. 7 (n.2): 5-9, f.7-14.
Type Status: holotype

Taxonomy: Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Falconiformes Cathartidae

Record ID: nmnhpaleobiology_3368501

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fc92185e-2acc-4d1c-9b73-20cefc980db3

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