Neophrontops americanus Miller, 1916
American neophrontops
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
North America
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Miller, Loye H. (1916). Two vulturid raptors from the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea. Univ. Calif. Pub. Dept. Geol. 9: 105-109.
Other references:
Emslie, S. D. (1985). The Late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) Avifauna of Little Box Elder Cave. In: Contributions to Geology, vol. 23. University of Wyoming, Wyoming. 1985: 63-82.
Guthrie, D. A. 2009. An updated catalogue of the birds from the Carpinteria Asphalt, Pleistocene of California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 108(2):52-62.
Harris, Arthur H. (1993). Quaternary vertebrates of New Mexico, pp. 179-197. In: Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Bulletin 2:i-vii, 1-338.
Hertel, Fritz. (1995). Ecomorphological indicators of feeding behavior in recent and fossil raptors. The Auk 112(4): 890-903.
Howard, H. 1932. Eagles and eagle-like vultures of the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea. Contributions in Paleontology, Carnegie Institution of Washington 429:1-82 + 29 pls.
Howard, H. 1971. Quaternary avian remains from Dark Canyon Cave, New Mexico. Condor 73(2):237-240.
Jefferson, G. T. 1991. A catalogue of Late Quaternary vertebrates from California. Part one; nonmarine lower vertebrate and avian taxa. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Technical Reports 5: 1-60.
Miranda, Melissa. (2023). Estimating historic ranges of extinct scavenging birds in North America during the Late Pleistocene: using co-occurrence data from the fossil record. MSc essay, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg.
Olson, Sara M. et al. (2022). Stasis in Neophrontops americanus (Egyptian vultures) from La Brea tar pits during the last glacial-interglacial cycle. in: Lucas et al., 2022, Fossil Record 8. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 90: 325-330.
Sayol, Ferran, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Blackburn, Tim M., Antonelli, Alexandre and Faurby, Søren. (2020). Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds. Science Advances 6(49): eabb6095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb6095 [Supplementary Material (Data File S1)]
Stock, C., and J. M. Harris. 1992. Rancho la Brea: A record of Pleistocene life in California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series no. 37, 7th ed.:i-xiv + 1-113.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.
Vickers-Rich, Patricia. (1977). Temporal range extension of Neophrontops americanus (Accipitridae). Condor 79(4): 494-495.