Mioaetus

Mioaetus
Temporal range: 11.6 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: †Mioaetus
Species:
†M. pforzenensis
Binomial name
†Mioaetus pforzenensis
Mayr, Lechner & Böhme, 2026

Mioaetus (meaning "Miocene eagle") is an extinct genus of accipitrid from the Miocene of the Hammerschmiede clay pit in Germany. The type and only species is M. pforzenensis.

References

  1. ↑ Mayr, Gerald; Lechner, Thomas; Böhme, Madelaine (2026-09-10). "A new short-beaked stem group cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae), an unusual new hawk (Accipitridae), a small swift (Apodidae), and other avian remains from the early Late Miocene hominid Fossil-Lagerstätte Hammerschmiede, southern Germany". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 145. Pensoft Publishers: 927–941. doi:10.3897/sjp.145.200204. ISSN 1664-2384.