Dynatoaetus pachyosteus Mather et al., 2023b
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: late Middle Pleistocene (300-150kya) or later
Distribution
South Australia, Australia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mather, Ellen K., Lee, Michael S. Y., Fusco, Diana A., Hellstrom, John and Worthy, Trevor H. (2023b). Pleistocene raptors from cave deposits of South Australia, with a description of a new species of Dynatoaetus (Accipitridae: Aves): morphology, systematics and palaeoecological implications. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2023.2268780
Other references:
Mather, Ellen K., Lee, Michael S. Y., Camens, Aaron B. and Worthy, Trevor H. (2023a). A giant raptor (Aves: Accipitridae) from the Pleistocene of southern Australia. Journal of Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02055-x
Mather, Ellen K., Lee, Michael S. Y., Camens, Aaron B. and Worthy, Trevor H. (16 March, 2023c). Australia’s extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees. The Conversation (online), available at: https://theconversation.com/australias-extinct-giant-eagle-was-big-enough-to-snatch-koalas-from-trees-200341 [Accessed 21 March 2023]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynatoaetus