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A tiny, long-legged raptor from the early Oligocene of Poland may be the earliest bird-eating diurnal bird of prey

We report a small hawk-like diurnal bird from the early Oligocene (30–31 million years ago) of Poland. Aviraptor longicrus, n. gen. et sp. is of a size comparable with the smallest extant Accipitridae. The new species is characterized by very long legs, which, together with the small size, suggest a...

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Autores principales: Mayr, Gerald, H. Hurum, Jørn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33030604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-020-01703-z