Aquila kurochkini

Aquila kurochkini; Temporal range: Gelasian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Aquila
Species:	†A. kurochkini
Binomial name
	†Aquila kurochkini; Boev, 2013

Last updated February 19, 2025

Aquila kurochkini is an extinct species of Aquila that lived during the Gelasian stage of the Pleistocene epoch.

Distribution

Fossils of A. kurochkini are known from the site of Varshets in northwestern Bulgaria, dating to around 2.40-2.23 Ma.^[1]

References

↑ Boev, Zlatozar N. (19 December 2013). "Aquila kurochkini sp. n., a new Late Pliocene eagle (Aves, Accipitriformes) from Varshets (NW Bulgaria)". Paleontological Journal . 47 (11): 1344–1354. doi:10.1134/S003103011311004X. ISSN 0031-0301 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Boev, Zlatozar N. (19 December 2013). "Aquila kurochkini sp. n., a new Late Pliocene eagle (Aves, Accipitriformes) from Varshets (NW Bulgaria)". Paleontological Journal . 47 (11): 1344–1354. doi:10.1134/S003103011311004X. ISSN 0031-0301 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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