Apatosagittarius
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | †Apatosagittarius Feduccia & Voorhies, 1989 |
Species: |
†A. terrenus
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†Apatosagittarius terrenus Feduccia & Voorhies, 1989 |
Apatosagittarius is an extinct monotypic genusofAccipitridae from the Late MioceneofNebraska. Only one species has been described, Apatosagittarius terrenus. The genus name, which Feduccia and Voorhies translate as "false secretarybird,"[1][2][3] refers to the bird's superficial resemblance to the living secretary bird.
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