Wingegyps

In today's world, Wingegyps has taken a fundamental role in people's lives. Its impact has been so significant that there is no area that has not been touched by Wingegyps. Whether in the personal, work, social, scientific or technological sphere, Wingegyps has become a key element that shapes our way of life. Over the years, Wingegyps has aroused the interest and curiosity of individuals from all walks of life, generating endless research, debates and discussions around its meaning, importance and scope. In this article, we will deeply explore the world of Wingegyps, analyzing its influence in different contexts and discovering its relevance in human development.

Wingegyps
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene (Ensenadan-Lujanian)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Cathartidae
Genus: †Wingegyps
Alvarenga & Olson 2004
Species:
†W. cartellei
Binomial name
†Wingegyps cartellei

Wingegyps is an extinct genus of small condor from the Late Pleistocene of South America. The type species W. cartellei was described from cave deposits in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was close related to the genera Vultur and Gymnogyps, particularly the former.[1]

The genus is named after Danish ornithologist Oluf Winge, who first described the remains in 1888, without attributing a new scientific name.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Alvarenga, H. M. F.; Olson, S. L. (2004) A new genus of tiny condor from the Pleistocene of Brazil (Aves: Vulturidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117 (1): 1-9.
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