Garganoaetus
| Garganoaetus Temporal range:
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| G. freudenthali feeding on a Mikrotia sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | †Garganoaetus Ballmann, 1973 |
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Garganoaetus is an extinct genus of buteonin accipitrid bird of prey from the early Pliocene in Italy.[3] G. freudenthali was comparable in size to a golden eagle; G. murivorus was hawk sized. Species of Garganoaetus would have lived alongside other Gargano island animals, such as large dormice Stertomys and Hattomys hamsters, the giant, long-skulled Deinogalerix moonrats, an otter, Prolagus pikas, and the multi-horned artiodactyl Hoplitomeryx.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Meijer, Hanneke (25 January 2017). "Sun, sea and dwarf hippos: the Mediterranean is a surprising palaeontological paradise". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b Naish, Darren (28 January 2008). "Titan-hawks and other super-raptors". ScienceBlogs. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Acta zoologica cracoviensia. Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences. 1997. p. 307.
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