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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

 

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