†Morphnus woodwardi Miller 1911 (crested eagle)
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Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Full reference: L. H. Miller. 1911. A series of eagle tarsi from the Pleistocene of Rancho la Brea. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 6(12):305-316
Belongs to Morphnus according to H. Howard 1932
See also Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1911, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 12787, a set of limb elements (tarsometatarsus)
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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