Cathartornis
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Cathartornis gracilis | |
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†Cathartornis
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†C. gracilis
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Cathartornis gracilis L. H. Miller, 1910
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Cathartornis gracilis is an ancient bird of the Teratorn family. It lived somewhere between 23 million years (Miocene Epoch) and 10,000 years (Pleistocene Epoch) ago. The only evidence of the bird's existence is a few bones. Its remains were documented in 1910.[1][2]
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