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Vertebrata Palasiatica ›› 2000, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (02): 104-110.

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A NEW VULTURE FROM THE MIOCENE OF SHANDONG, EASTERN CHINA

HOU Lian-Hai, ZHOU Zhong-He, ZHANG Fu-Cheng, Ll Jun-De   

  • Online:2000-06-15 Published:2000-06-15

山东山旺发现中新世大型猛禽化石

侯连海, 周忠和, 张福成, 李俊德   

Abstract: This paper describes the first large vulture discovered from the Miocene Shanwang Formation of Shanwang, Shandong Province, China. The new genus and species Qiluornis taishanensis gen. et sp. nov. is proposed and referred to the family Accipitridae. The characters of Qiluornis include: the cervical and thoracic vertebrae lack Proc. ventralis; the last sacral vertebra has robust transverse processes; the fibula is nearly three—quarters of the length of the tibiotarsus; the unguals of the first and second pedal digits are large and hooked; and the ungul of the fourth pedal digit is small. The new material is slightly smaller than another Miocene vulture Mioaegypius gui Hou 1984 from Sihong, Jiangsu Province, China, but is more advanced in having a well—developed wing of trochlea of the second digit. The discovery provides new evidence for the study of Old World vultures and the correlation of the Shanwang Formation with other Miocene deposits in China

摘要: 记述了山东山旺地区发现的首件大型猛禽类化石。一新属种,Qiluornis taishanensis gen. et sp. nov.。新鸟较我国以前发现的中新世唯一一件大型猛禽类化石,江苏泗洪的顾氏中新鹫(Mioaegypius gui Hou 1984)稍小,但保存更加完整并较进步。这一大型猛禽的发现,为研究早期猛禽的演化,以及山旺组地层与相关地层时代对比提供了重要的资料。