Vinchinavis
Vinchinavis Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | †Vinchinavis |
Species: | †V. paka |
Binomial name | |
†Vinchinavis paka Tambussi et. al., 2021 |
Vinchinavis is an extinct genus of eagle that lived during the Messinian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Distribution
Vinchinavis paka fossils are known from the Toro Negro Formation of Argentina.[1]
References
- ^ Tambussi, Claudia P.; Degrange, Federico J.; Ciccioli, Patricia L.; Prevosti, Francisco (January 2021). "Avian remains from the Toro Negro Formation (Neogene), Central Andes of Argentina". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 105: 102988. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102988. Retrieved 4 March 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.