Archaehierax

Archaehierax
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: †
Species:
†A. sylvestris
Binomial name
†Archaehierax sylvestris
Mather et. al., 2022

Archaehierax is an extinct genus of accipitrid that lived during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Archaehierax sylvestris is known from the Namba Formation of South Australia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mather, Ellen K.; Lee, Michael S. Y.; Camens, Aaron B.; Worthy, Trevor H. (3 July 2022). "An exceptional partial skeleton of a new basal raptor (Aves: Accipitridae) from the late Oligocene Namba formation, South Australia". Historical Biology. 34 (7): 1175–1207. Bibcode:2022HBio...34.1175M. doi:10.1080/08912963.2021.1966777. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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