Palaeohierax

Palaeohierax Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	† Palaeohierax Milne-Edwards, 1871 [1]
Species:	†P. gervaisii [2]
Binomial name
†Palaeohierax gervaisii [3] Milne-Edwards, 1863

Palaeohierax is an extinct genus of Accipitridae birds from the late Oligocene. One species has been described, Palaeohierax gervaisii.

References

1. Mayr, Gerald (21 April 2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 159. ISBN   9783540896289.
2. Feduccia, Alan (1999). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 296. ISBN   0300078617.
3. Feduccia, Alan (1999). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 296. ISBN   0300078617.