Gobicathartes
| Gobicathartes Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Cathartidae |
| Genus: | †Gobicathartes Gorbatcheva et al., 2025 |
| Species: | †G. prodigialipes
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| Binomial name | |
| †Gobicathartes prodigialipes Gorbatcheva et al., 2025
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Gobicathartes is an extinct monotypic genus of New World vulture that lived in Mongolia during the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Etymology
The generic name Gobicathartes references the Gobi Desert and the extant New World vulture genus Cathartes. The specific epithet of the type species, Gobicathartes prodigialipes, derives from the Latin words prodigialis, meaning 'strange', and pes, meaning 'foot'.[1]
References
- ^ Gorbatcheva, Varvara; Zelenkov, Nikita; Bertelli, Sara (29 September 2025). "An Eocene New World vulture (Aves, Cathartidae) from Mongolia". Papers in Palaeontology. 11 (5). doi:10.1002/spp2.70041. ISSN 2056-2799. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.