†Minerva antiqua Shufeldt 1913 (bird)

Aves

Alternative combination: Aquila antiqua

Synonyms: Aquila lydekkeri Shufeldt 1913, Protostrix lydekkeri Shufeldt 1913

Belongs to Minerva according to K. Lambrecht 1933

See also Hay 1930, Howard 1932, Olson 1985, Rich 1982, Shufeldt 1915, Wetmore 1921, Wetmore 1933, Wetmore 1937, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Minerva antiqua: A. M. 5163, a limb element (claw). Its type locality is Church Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
  • Aquila lydekkeri: A. M. 5165, a limb element (fragmentary bit of a tibio-tarsus).

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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