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Breagyps

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Breagyps
Fossil
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cathartiformes
Family: Cathartidae
Genus: Breagyps
Miller, 1938
Species:
B. clarki
Binomial name
Breagyps clarki
Miller, 1938

Breagyps is an extinct genus of New World vulture in the family Cathartidae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Emslie, S. D. (1988). "The fossil history and phylogenetic relationships of condors (Ciconiiformes: Vulturidae) in the New World". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 8 (2): 212–228. Bibcode:1988JVPal...8..212E. doi:10.1080/02724634.1988.10011699.