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Taxonomy of Fossil Eagles and Vultures (Aves, Accipitridae) from Australia
The Accipitridae are a family of predatory birds which comprise of species such as eagles, hawks, and Old-World vultures. They first appear in the fossil record in the late Eocene of Europe and North America, and today have a global distribution across all continents except Antarctica. Modern Australia is home to seventeen species of this family, including the iconic wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax, but our understanding of the evolutionary and fossil history of these birds on this continent is severely lacking. -- The research presented within this thesis includes the first description of a late Oligocene accipitrid (~26-24 million years ago) from the Namba Formation of Lake Pinpa, South Au...
Meat Eaters
This volume examines the various species in the sea and air that rely on hunting and scavenging to be successful predators.
