| Brasilogyps Temporal range:Late Oligocene orEarly Miocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Cathartidae |
| Genus: | †Brasilogyps Alvarenga, 1985 |
| Species: | †B. faustoi |
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| †Brasilogyps faustoi Alvarenga, 1985 | |
Brasilogyps is anextinctgenus ofNew World vulture from theLate Oligocene orEarly Miocene of theTremembé Formation,Taubaté Basin,São Paulo state, Brazil. The type species isB. faustoi. It is related toCoragyps and slightly larger thanC. occidentalis.[1]
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