Plesiocathartes

Plesiocathartes is an extinct genus of birds that lived during the Eocene to Oligocene period. It currently presents 5 species from Europe and North America. It was originally described related to New World vultures, but however recent studies has uncovered that the genus was more closely related to the cuckoo roller from Madagascar.

Plesiocathartes
Temporal range: Eocene to Oligocene
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Plesiocathartes
Gaillard, 1908
Species
  • P. europaeus
    Gaillard, 1908
  • P. gaillardi
  • P. geiselensis
    Mayr, 2002
  • P. kelleri
    Mayr, 2002
  • P. wyomingensis
    Weidig, 2006

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