Aegypius prepyrenaicus

Aegypius prepyrenaicus; Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Aegypius
Species:	A. prepyrenaicus
Binomial name
	Aegypius prepyrenaicus; Carrasquilla, 2001

Last updated November 22, 2025

Aegypius prepyrenaicus is an extinct Old World vulture which existed in what is now Spain during the Middle Pleistocene period. An ulna possibly referable to this species has been found in Gibraltar. It was described in 2001 by F. Hernandez Carrasquilla.^[1]

A study in 2009 argued that the type specimen ulna could belong to several other species, and so that A. prepyrenaicus should be considered a Nomen dubium.^[2]

References

↑ Carrasquilla, Hernandez (2001). "A New Species of Vulture (Aves, Aegypiinae) From the Upper Pleistocene of Spain" (PDF). Ardeola. 48 (1).
↑ Sánchez Marco, Antonio (2009). "New occurrences of the extinct Vulture Gyps melitensis (Falconiformes, Aves) and a reappraisal of the paleospecies". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27.

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[1] Carrasquilla, Hernandez (2001). "A New Species of Vulture (Aves, Aegypiinae) From the Upper Pleistocene of Spain" (PDF). Ardeola. 48 (1).

[2] Sánchez Marco, Antonio (2009). "New occurrences of the extinct Vulture Gyps melitensis (Falconiformes, Aves) and a reappraisal of the paleospecies". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27.

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