Aegypius tugarinovi
| Aegypius tugarinovi Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Aegypius |
| Species: | †A. tugarinovi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aegypius tugarinovi Manegold & Zelenkov, 2015 | |
Aegypius tugarinovi is an extinct species of Aegypius that lived in Moldova during the Early Pliocene.[1]
Taxonomy
The species is named for Russian ornithologist Arkady Tugarinov.
References
- ↑ Albrecht Manegold; Nikita Zelenkov (2015). "A new species of Aegypius vulture from the early Pliocene of Moldova is the earliest unequivocal evidence of Aegypiinae in Europe". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 89 (3): 529–534. doi:10.1007/s12542-014-0242-4. S2CID 129035036.