Stephanoaetus mahery Goodman 1994 (Malagasy crowned eagle)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Full reference: S. M. Goodman. 1994. Description of a new species of subfossil eagle from Madagascar: Stephanoaetus (Aves: Falconiformes) from the deposits of Ampasambazimba. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107:421-428

Belongs to Stephanoaetus according to S. M. Goodman and K. M. Muldoon 2016

See also Goodman 1994 and Goodman 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN MAD 5491, a limb element (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Ampasambazimba, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene mire/swamp horizon in Madagascar.

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Madagascar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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