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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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