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Palaeocircus
Taxonomy
Palaeocircus was named by Milne-Edwards (1871).
It was assigned to Accipitres by Zittel (1890); to Pandionidae by Brunet (1970), Harrison and Walker (1976); and to Accipitridae by Lambrecht (1933), Mlikovsky (2002).
It was assigned to Accipitres by Zittel (1890); to Pandionidae by Brunet (1970), Harrison and Walker (1976); and to Accipitridae by Lambrecht (1933), Mlikovsky (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1871 | Palaeocircus Milne-Edwards |
1890 | Palaeocircus Zittel p. 843 |
1933 | Palaeocircus Lambrecht p. 405 |
1970 | Palaeocircus Brunet p. 44 |
1976 | Palaeocircus Harrison and Walker p. 339 |
2002 | Palaeocircus Mlikovsky p. 188 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | P. cuvieri (181272) | |
Priabonian | France (Ile-de-France Region) | P. cuvieri (31739) |