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Oscaravis
Temporal range: -Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Cathartiformes
Family:
†Teratornithidae
Genus:
†Oscaravis Suarez & Olson, 2009
Species:
†O. olsoni
Binomial name
†Oscaravis olsoni
(Arredondo & Arredondo, 2002)
Synonyms
Teratornis olsoni Arredondo & Arredondo, 2002
Oscaravis olsoni (also known as the Cuban teratorn), of the teratorn family, was a large, predatory bird that roamed the territory that is now modern-day Cuba before going extinct at the end of the Pleistocene era. Previously classified as Teratornis olsoni, it has recently been granted a new genus due to its ecological isolation from others in the teratorn family, as well as differences in size and possibly behavior.[1] Although no exact measurements can be stated, due to recent archaeological findings and the comparison of O. olsoni bone lengths with that of other teratorns, it has been concluded Oscaravis olsoni would have had a body bigger than Taubatornis campbelli but smaller than Cathartornis gracilis.
^Suárez, William; Olson, Storrs L. (January 2009). "A New Genus for The Cuban Teratorn (Aves: Teratornithidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 122 (1): 103–116. doi:10.2988/08-27.1. ISSN 0006-324X. S2CID 86566584.
been concluded Oscaravis olsoni would have had a body bigger than Taubatornis campbelli but smaller than Cathartornis gracilis. Oscaravis olsoni was most...
not be a teratorn at all, but has also been placed in its own genus, Oscaravis. There are also undescribed fossils from southwestern Ecuador. Taubatornis...
it might not be a teratorn, but has also been placed in its own genus, Oscaravis. There are also undescribed fossils from southwestern Ecuador, but apart...
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