Palaeohierax

Extinct genus of birds

Palaeohierax Temporal range: Late Oligocene 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:	†Palaeohierax Milne-Edwards, 1871^[2]
Species:	†P. gervaisii^[1]
Binomial name
†Palaeohierax gervaisii^[1] Milne-Edwards, 1863

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

References

^ 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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Genera of eagles, condors and their extinct allies

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Telluraves
Clade: Accipitrimorphae

Accipitrimorphae

incertae sedis	†Parasarcoramphus
†Teratornithidae	Aiolornis Argentavis Cathartornis Oscaravis Taubatornis Teratornis
Cathartidae	†Aizenogyps †Brasilogyps †Breagyps Cathartes †Cathartidarum Coragyps †Diatropornis †Dryornis †Geronogyps Gymnogyps †Hadrogyps †Kuntur †Pampagyps †Phasmagyps †Perugyps †Pleistovultur †Pliogyps Sarcoramphus Vultur †Wingegyps

Accipitriformes

- See below ↓

Accipitriformes

†Horusornithidae

Horusornis

Pandion

†Amanuensis
†Amphiserpentarius
†Pelargopappus
Sagittarius

incertae sedis

†Amplibuteo
†Aquilavus
†Apatosagittarius
†Aviraptor
†"Cruschedula"?
†Dynatoaetus
†Gigantohierax
†Gobihierax
†Milvoides
†Mioaegypius
†Miohierax
†Necrastur
†Palaeohierax
†Palaeastur
†Palaeocircus
†Palaeoplancus
†"Palaetus"
†Pengana
†Proictinia
†Promilio
†Qiluornis
†Titanohierax
†Vinchinavis

Aegypius
†Cryptogyps
†Gansugyps
Gyps
Necrosyrtes
Sarcogyps
Torgos
Trigonoceps

†Archaehieraxinae

Archaehierax

†Bermuteo †Garganoaetus
Buteonini	Busarellus Butastur Buteo Buteogallus Cryptoleucopteryx Geranoaetus Geranospiza Helicolestes Ictinia Leucopternis Morphnarchus Parabuteo Pseudastur Rostrhamus Rupornis
Milvini	Haliastur Milvus

Circus

†Anchigyps
†Arikarornis
Gypaetus
Gypohierax
†Mioneophron
†Neogyps
Neophron
†Neophrontops
†Palaeoborus
Polyboroides

Haliaeetus
Icthyophaga

Harpaginae

Harpagus
Kaupifalco
Microspizias

Lophospizinae

Lophospiza

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