Two new Gypaetinae (Accipitridae, Aves) from the late Miocene of Spain
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...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:264387 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/264387 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2053117 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Avian systematics Accipitriformes Diurnal raptors Neogene birds |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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