Taubatornis is an extinct genus of teratorn from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene (Deseadan) Tremembé Formation, in the Taubaté Basin, 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cathartiformes |
| Family: | †Teratornithidae |
| Genus: | †Taubatornis Olson & Alvarenga 2002 |
| Species: | †T. campbelli
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| †Taubatornis campbelli | |
References edit
- ^ 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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