Archaehierax sylvestris Mather et al. 2021 (hawk)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Full reference: E. K. Mather, M. S. Y. Lee, A. B. Camens and T. H. Worthy. 2021. An exceptional partial skeleton of a new basal raptor (Aves: Accipitridae) from the late Oligocene Namba formation, South Australia. Historical Biology

Belongs to Archaehierax according to E. K. Mather et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SAMA P.54998, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lake Pinpa Site 12, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine claystone/siltstone in the Namba Formation of Australia.

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lake Pinpa Site 12

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