Biology:Garganoaetus
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
| Garganoaetus | |
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| G. freudenthali feeding on a Mikrotia sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | †Garganoaetus Ballmann, 1973 |
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Garganoaetus is an extinct genus of buteonin accipitrid bird of prey from the early Pliocene in Italy.[3] G. freudenthali was comparable in size to a golden eagle; G. murivorus was hawk sized. Species of Garganoaetus would have lived alongside other Gargano island animals, such as large dormice Stertomys and Hattomys hamsters, the giant, long-skulled Deinogalerix moonrats, an otter, Prolagus pikas, and the multi-horned artiodactyl Hoplitomeryx.[2]
References
- ↑ Meijer, Hanneke (25 January 2017). "Sun, sea and dwarf hippos: the Mediterranean is a surprising palaeontological paradise". https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/25/sun-sea-and-fossils-the-mediterranean-is-a-surprising-palaeontological-paradise.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naish, Darren (28 January 2008). "Titan-hawks and other super-raptors". http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2008/01/28/titan-hawks-super-raptors/.
- ↑ Acta zoologica cracoviensia. Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences. 1997. p. 307. https://books.google.com/books?id=yMkRAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Garganoaetus%22.
Wikidata ☰ Q48970150 entry
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