Aegypius jinniushanensis

Aegypius jinniushanensis; Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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

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]

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): 117–124. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.624146.

External links

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[1] 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): 117–124. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.624146.