New and old world vulture overlap? (1 Viewer)

[THE_FERN]

In another thread, it was suggested these 2 groups overlapped geographically in the past. Does anyone know if this is true?

 

[Fred Ruhe]

In another thread, it was suggested these 2 groups overlapped geographically in the past. Does anyone know if this is true?

Yes, it is true.

Familia Cathartidae de Lafresnaye, 1839

Diatropornis ellioti (Milne-Edwards, 1892)
Eocene or Oligocene of France

Parasarcoramphus milneedwardsi Mourer-Chauviré, 2002
Eocene or Oligocene of France

Familia Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816
Subfamilia Gypaetinae C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1854

Palaeoborus rosatus A. H. Miller et Compton, 1939
Early Miocene of South Dakota

Palaeoborus howardae Wetmore, 1936
Middle Miocene of Nebraska

Palaeoborus umbrosus (Cope, 1874)
Earlt Pliocene of New Mexico

Neophrontops vetustus Wetmore, 1943
Middle Miocene of Nebraska

Neophrontops ricardoensis Rich, 1980
Middle Miocene of California

Neophrontops dakotensis Compton, 1935
Middle Pliocene of South Dakota

Neophrontops slaughteri Feduccia, 1974
Late Pliocene of Idaho

Neophrontops vallecitoensis Howard, 1963
Middle Pleistocene of California

Neophrontops americanus L. H. Miller, 1916
Late Pleistocene of California

Neogyps errans L. H. Miller, 1916
Late Pleistocene of California, Nevada, Nebraska, Mexico

Anchigyps voorhiesi Z. Zhang, Feduccia et James, 2012
Early Late Miocene of Nebraska

Arikarornis macdonaldi Howard, 1966
Early Miocene of South Dakota

You can find the descriptions and all the details of these species in the "descriptions of all fossil…", Just search for the species you want to know more of and you will find the thread where you can find the description of the species.

Enjoy your fossil birds!

Fred