Morphnus Dumont 1816 (crested eagle)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Parent taxon: Buteoninae according to H. Howard 1932

See also Campbell 1979, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Bermuteo, Hypomorphnus, Miraquila, Urubitinga

Subtaxa: Morphnus woodwardi

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Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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