Palaeohierax
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | †Palaeohierax Milne-Edwards, 1871[2] |
| Species: | †P. gervaisii[1]
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| †Palaeohierax gervaisii[1] Milne-Edwards, 1863
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Palaeohierax is an extinct genus of Accipitridae birds from the late Oligocene. One species has been described, Palaeohierax gervaisii.
References
[edit]- ^ Feduccia, Alan (1999). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 296. ISBN 0300078617.
- ^ Mayr, Gerald (21 April 2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 159. ISBN 9783540896289.
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