- The
falcons and
caracaras are
around 65
species of
diurnal birds of prey that make up the
family Falconidae (representing all
extant species in the order...
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Masillaraptoridae is an
extinct family of stem-group
falconiform birds from the
Eocene of Europe. They are
noted for
their relatively long legs. Two genera...
- an
early potoo Paraortygoides, a
galliform Masillaraptor, an
early falconiform Parargornis, an
early apodiform Messelirrisor, a tiny
bucerotiform closely...
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gratulator Peters, 1994—a
morphological link
between owls (Strigiformes) and
falconiform birds?".
Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (3): 635–645. doi:10...
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Masillaraptor is an
extinct genus of masillaraptorid, a
group of
primitive falconiforms, from the
Middle Eocene Messel Pit, Germany. It is a long-legged relative...
- 224-249. Cade, T.J. & Greenwald, L. (1964).
Nasal Salt
Secretion in
Falconiform Birds. The Condor, Vol.68, No.4, p.338-350 Watson, R. T. (1990). Po****tion...
- Snyder,
Allan W.; Miller,
William H. (1978). "Telephoto lens
system of
falconiform eyes". Nature. 275 (5676): 127–129. Bibcode:1978Natur.275..127S. doi:10...
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Eocene (Ypresian)
London Clay United
Kingdom A
masillaraptorid stem-
falconiform. The type
species is D. phorusrhacoides.
Dryornis hatcheri Sp. nov Valid...
- with a sharp,
pointed end
comparable to the
beaks of
phorusrhacids and
falconiforms. The
surface of the
premaxilla bears striations,
which may
indicate the...
- 2982/0012-8317(2007)96[187:chsain]2.0.co;2. Thiollay, Jean-Marc (1985). "Composition of
Falconiform communities along successional gradients from
primary rainforests to...
