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Hieraaetus

Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Taxonomy
Hieraaetus was named by Kaup (1844). It is extant.

It was assigned to Accipitridae by Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Hieraaetus Kaup
2002Hieraaetus Mlikovsky p. 194
2017Hieraaetus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
genusHieraaetusKaup 1844

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.

G. Hieraaetus Kaup 1844
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†Hieraaetus edwardsi Sharpe 1899
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Invalid names: Aquila minuta Milne-Edwards 1871 [replaced]
Hieraaetus morphnoides Gould 1841 [little eagle]
Hieraaetus pennatus Gmelin 1788 [booted eagle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:32:13
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:32:13
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) H. pennatus (125089)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) H. morphnoides (181314)