Palaeohierax
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: †Palaeohierax
Milne-Edwards, 1871[1]
Species:
†P. gervaisii[2]
Binomial name
†Palaeohierax gervaisii[3]

Palaeohierax is an extinct genus of Accipitridae birds from the late Oligocene. One species has been described, Palaeohierax gervaisii.

References

  1. ↑ Mayr, Gerald (21 April 2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 159. ISBN 9783540896289.
  2. ↑ Feduccia, Alan (1999). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 296. ISBN 0300078617.
  3. ↑ Feduccia, Alan (1999). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 296. ISBN 0300078617.


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