Aegypius jinniushanensis
| Aegypius jinniushanensis Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Aegypiinae |
| Genus: | Aegypius |
| Species: | A. jinniushanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegypius jinniushanensis Zhang et al., 2012 | |
Aegypius jinniushanensis is an extinct Old World vulture which existed in what is now China during the Middle Pleistocene period. It was described by Zihui Zhang, Yunping Huang, Helen F. James and Lianhai Hou in 2012.[1]
References
- ↑ Zihui Zhang, Yunping Huang, Helen F. James and Lianhai Hou (2012). "Two Old World vultures from the middle Pleistocene of northeastern China and their implications for interspecific competition and biogeography of Aegypiinae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 (1): 117–124. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.624146.
External links
Data related to Aegypius jinniushanensis at Wikispecies
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 08, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.