Aegypius jinniushanensis
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]
| Aegypius jinniushanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Aegypius |
| Species: | A. jinniushanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegypius jinniushanensis Zhang et al., 2012 | |
References
- Zihui Zhang; Yunping Huang; Helen F. James & 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): 117β124. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.624146.
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