Dynatoaetus, the Glossary

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1. 72 relations: ABC News (Australia), Accipitridae, Accipitrinae, Aegypiinae, Aegypius jinniushanensis, Ancient Greek, Antelope, Aquila (bird), Aquilinae, Australia, Buteoninae, Calcite, Circaetinae, Claw, Convergent evolution, Cooper Creek, Crowned eagle, Cryptogyps, Cuba, Diprotodontidae, Elaninae, Femur, Flinders Ranges, Genus, Genyornis, Gigantohierax, Gypaetinae, Haast's eagle, Harpiinae, Harpy eagle, Holotype, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Impala, Island gigantism, Kangaroo, Lake Eyre basin, Lappet-faced vulture, List of caves in Australia, Megafauna, Megalania, Megapode, Metatarsal bones, Moa, Molecule, Monophyly, Morphology (biology), Naracoorte Caves National Park, New South Wales, New Zealand, Paleontology, ... Expand index (22 more) »

2. Accipitridae
3. Birds described in 2023
4. Pleistocene birds

ABC News (Australia)

ABC News, also known as ABC News and Current Affairs and overseas as ABC Australia, is a public news service produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Accipitridae

The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet.

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Accipitrinae

The Accipitrinae are the subfamily of the Accipitridae often known as the "true" hawks, including all members of Accipiter and the closely related genera Erythrotriorchis, and Megatriorchis. Dynatoaetus and Accipitrinae are Accipitridae.

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Aegypiinae

Aegypiinae is one of two subfamilies of Accipitridae that are referred to as Old World vultures, the other being the Gypaetinae. Dynatoaetus and Aegypiinae are Accipitridae.

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Aegypius jinniushanensis

Aegypius jinniushanensis is an extinct Old World vulture which existed in what is now China during the Middle Pleistocene period. Dynatoaetus and Aegypius jinniushanensis are Pleistocene birds.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Antelope

The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe.

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Aquila (bird)

Aquila is the genus of true eagles.

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Aquilinae

The Aquilinae are a subfamily of eagles of the family Accipitridae. Dynatoaetus and Aquilinae are Accipitridae.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Buteoninae

The Buteoninae are a subfamily of birds of prey which consists of medium to large, broad-winged species. Dynatoaetus and Buteoninae are Accipitridae.

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Calcite

Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

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Circaetinae

Circaetinae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of a group of medium to large broad-winged species. Dynatoaetus and Circaetinae are Accipitridae.

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Claw

A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds).

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Convergent evolution

Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time.

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Cooper Creek

The Cooper Creek (formerly Cooper's Creek) is a river in the Australian states of Queensland and South Australia.

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Crowned eagle

The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus), is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa, it is restricted to more easterly areas.

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Cryptogyps

Cryptogyps is an extinct genus of Old World vulture from the Pleistocene of Australia. Dynatoaetus and Cryptogyps are Pleistocene birds and Prehistoric bird genera.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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Diprotodontidae

Diprotodontidae is an extinct family of large herbivorous marsupials, endemic to Australia and New Guinea during the Oligocene through Pleistocene periods from 28.4 million to 40,000 years ago.

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Elaninae

An elanine kite is any of several small, lightly-built raptors with long, pointed wings. Dynatoaetus and Elaninae are Accipitridae.

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Femur

The femur (femurs or femora), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh.

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Flinders Ranges

The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain ranges in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Genyornis

Genyornis newtoni, also known as the Newton's mihirung, Newton's thunder bird or mihirung paringmal (meaning "giant bird" in Tjapwuring), is an extinct species of large, flightless bird that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch until around 50,000 years ago. Dynatoaetus and Genyornis are Pleistocene birds.

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Gigantohierax

Gigantohierax is a genus of eagle from the Quaternary of present-day Cuba. Dynatoaetus and Gigantohierax are Accipitridae and Prehistoric bird genera.

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Gypaetinae

The Gypaetinae is one of two subfamilies of Old World vultures the other being the Aegypiinae. Dynatoaetus and Gypaetinae are Accipitridae.

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Haast's eagle

Haast's eagle (Hieraaetus moorei) is an extinct species of eagle that lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouākai of Māori mythology.

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Harpiinae

The Harpiinae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of large broad-winged species native to tropical forests. Dynatoaetus and Harpiinae are Accipitridae.

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Harpy eagle

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a large neotropical species of eagle.

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Holotype

A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.

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Impala

The impala or rooibok (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa.

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Island gigantism

Island gigantism, or insular gigantism, is a biological phenomenon in which the size of an animal species isolated on an island increases dramatically in comparison to its mainland relatives.

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Kangaroo

Kangaroos are marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot").

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Lake Eyre basin

The Lake Eyre basin is a drainage basin that covers just under one-sixth of all Australia.

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Lappet-faced vulture

The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.

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List of caves in Australia

This is a list of caves in Australia.

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Megafauna

In zoology, megafauna (from Greek μέγας megas "large" and Neo-Latin fauna "animal life") are large animals.

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Megalania

Megalania (Varanus priscus) is an extinct species of giant monitor lizard, part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.

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Megapode

The megapodes, also known as incubator birds or mound-builders, are stocky, medium-large, chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet in the family Megapodiidae.

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The metatarsal bones or metatarsus (metatarsi) are a group of five long bones in the midfoot, located between the tarsal bones (which form the heel and the ankle) and the phalanges (toes).

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Moa

Moa (order Dinornithiformes) are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand.

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Molecule

A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion.

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Monophyly

In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of taxa which meets these criteria.

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Morphology (biology)

Morphology in biology is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

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Naracoorte Caves National Park

Naracoorte Caves National Park is a national park near Naracoorte in the Limestone Coast tourism region in the south-east of South Australia (Australia).

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Paleontology

Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).

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Peccary

Peccaries (also javelinas or skunk pigs) are pig-like ungulates of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs).

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Perninae

The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged species. Dynatoaetus and Perninae are Accipitridae.

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Philippine eagle

The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the monkey-eating eagle or great Philippine eagle, is a critically endangered species of eagle of the family Accipitridae which is endemic to forests in the Philippines.

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Phylogenetics

In biology, phylogenetics is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Pliocene

The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.

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Polytomy

An internal node of a phylogenetic tree is described as a polytomy or multifurcation if (i) it is in a rooted tree and is linked to three or more child subtrees or (ii) it is in an unrooted tree and is attached to four or more branches.

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Primate

Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.

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Quinkana

Quinkana is an extinct genus of mekosuchine crocodylians that lived in Australia from about 25 million to about 10,000 years ago, with the majority of fossils having been found in Queensland.

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Sea eagle

A sea eagle or fish eagle (also called erne or ern, mostly in reference to the white-tailed eagle) is any of the birds of prey in the subfamily Haliaeetinae of the bird of prey family Accipitridae.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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Speleology

Speleology is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their composition, structure, physical properties, history, ecology, and the processes by which they form (speleogenesis) and change over time (speleomorphology).

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Sternum

The sternum (sternums or sterna) or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest.

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Sthenurinae

Sthenurinae (from Sthenurus, Greek for 'strong-tailed') is a subfamily within the marsupial family Macropodidae, known as short-faced kangaroos or sthenurine kangaroos.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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The tarsometatarsus is a bone that is only found in the lower leg of birds and some non-avian dinosaurs.

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Thylacoleo

Thylacoleo ("pouch lion") is an extinct genus of carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene (until around 40,000 years ago), often known as marsupial lions.

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Tibiotarsus

The tibiotarsus is the large bone between the femur and the tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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Wedge-tailed eagle

The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia.

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Wellington Caves

The Wellington Caves are a group of limestone caves located south of Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.

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Woodward's eagle

Woodward's eagle (Buteogallus woodwardi) is an extinct species of black hawk that lived in North America and the Caribbean during the Late Pleistocene. Dynatoaetus and Woodward's eagle are Accipitridae and Pleistocene birds.

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See also

Accipitridae

• Accipitridae
• Accipitrinae
• Aegypiinae
• Amplibuteo
• Apatosagittarius
• Aquilinae
• Aviraptor
• Barred hawk
• Buteoninae
• Chickenhawk (bird)
• Circaetinae
• Crane hawk
• Dynatoaetus
• Eagle
• Elaninae
• Erythrotriorchis
• Garganoaetus
• Geranoaetus
• Gigantohierax
• Goshawk
• Gypaetinae
• Haliaeetus
• Harpagus (bird)
• Harpiinae
• Icthyophaga
• Lizard buzzard
• Microspizias
• Milvinae
• Nauclerus
• Neophrontops
• Old World vulture
• Palaeohierax
• Palm-nut vulture
• Pengana
• Perninae
• Plumbeous hawk
• Roadside hawk
• Titanohierax
• Woodward's eagle

Birds described in 2023

• Anachronornis
• Caerulonettion
• Charadriisimilis
• Dynatoaetus
• Macronectes tinae
• Pelecanus paranensis
• Petradyptes
• Pterocles bosporanus
• Yarquen

Pleistocene birds

• Aegypius jinniushanensis
• Aiolornis
• Antigone cubensis
• Aquila chrysaetos simurgh
• Asian ostrich
• Barbados rail
• Bubo osvaldoi
• Buteo sanya
• Casuarius lydekkeri
• Centropus colossus
• Ciconia lydekkeri
• Cryptogyps
• Cygnus falconeri
• Dynatoaetus
• Elephant birds
• Falco antiquus
• Frigatebird
• Genyornis
• Giant malleefowl
• Great horned owl
• Grus pagei
• Larus oregonus
• Larus robustus
• Leptoptilos lüi
• Leptoptilos robustus
• Neochen barbadiana
• Neochen debilis
• Neochen pugil
• Orthonyx hypsilophus
• Pachystruthio
• Palaelodus
• Passer predomesticus
• Pleistorallus
• Podilymbus
• Pseudoseisuropsis
• Pterocles bosporanus
• Querandiornis
• Snowy egret
• Struthio anderssoni
• Teratornis
• Teratornithidae
• Viator picis
• Woodward's eagle
• Xenorhynchopsis

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynatoaetus

, Peccary, Perninae, Philippine eagle, Phylogenetics, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Polytomy, Primate, Quinkana, Sea eagle, South Australia, Speleology, Sternum, Sthenurinae, Subfamily, Tarsometatarsus, Thylacoleo, Tibiotarsus, Type species, Wedge-tailed eagle, Wellington Caves, Woodward's eagle.