Archaehierax

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| fossil_range = Late Oligocene

| genus = Archaehierax

| species = sylvestris

| authority = Mather et. al., 2022

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Archaehierax is an extinct genus of accipitrid that lived during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Archaehierax sylvestris is known from the Namba Formation of South Australia.{{Cite journal |last1=Mather |first1=Ellen K. |last2=Lee |first2=Michael S. Y. |last3=Camens |first3=Aaron B. |last4=Worthy |first4=Trevor H. |date=3 July 2022 |title=An exceptional partial skeleton of a new basal raptor (Aves: Accipitridae) from the late Oligocene Namba formation, South Australia |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2021.1966777 |journal=Historical Biology |language=en |volume=34 |issue=7 |pages=1175–1207 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2021.1966777 |bibcode=2022HBio...34.1175M |issn=0891-2963 |access-date=26 February 2025 |via=Taylor and Francis Online|url-access=subscription }}

References

Category:Accipitridae

Category:Prehistoric bird genera

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2022