Apatosagittarius
Encyclopedia
Apatosagittarius is an extinct monotypic
genus
of Accipitridae
from the Late Miocene
of Nebraska. Only one species has been described, Apatosagittarius terrenus.
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of Accipitridae
Accipitridae
The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a...
from the Late Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
of Nebraska. Only one species has been described, Apatosagittarius terrenus.
Reference
- Feduccia, A. & Voorhies, M.R. 1989. Miocene hawk converges on Secretarybird. Ibis 131 (3):349 - 354. Abstract