Aegypius jinniushanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Aegypiinae |
Genus: | Aegypius |
Species: | †A. jinniushanensis |
Binomial name | |
†Aegypius jinniushanensis Zhang et al., 2012 |
Aegypius jinniushanensis is an extinct species of 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.