Editing Condor (section)

==Fossil record==

Fossils of both extinct and extant condor species from the [[Pleistocene]] era have been found in various parts of [[North America]], including New York and Florida, leading scientists to hypothesize that California condors (as well as their ancestors and relatives) once lived on the west coast of North America as well as to the eastern coast, until their eventual extinction/extirpation. Some scientists also have found that an ancient relative of the condor, ''[[Argentavis|Argentavis magnificens]]'' from South America, may have been the largest flying bird ever with a wingspan of up to twenty-four feet.<ref>Campbell, K.E. & Tonni, E.P. 1983. Size and locomotion in teratorns (Aves: Teratornithidae). Auk. 1983; 100(2): 390-403</ref>