Falco antiquus

Falco antiquus; Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Family:	Falconidae
Genus:	Falco
Species:	F. antiquus
Binomial name
	Falco antiquus; Mourer-Chauviré, 1975

Falco antiquus is an extinct species of falcon lived during the Middle Pleistocene in southern Europe. It is thought to be the common ancestor of modern gyrfalcons and saker falcons.[1]

References

Johnson, Jeff A.; Burnham, Kurt K.; Burnham, William A.; Mindell, David P. (2007). "Genetic structure among continental and island populations of gyrfalcons" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 16 (15): 3156. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03373.x. hdl:2027.42/71471. PMID 17651193. S2CID 17437176. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

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[Molecular_Ecology-1] Johnson, Jeff A.; Burnham, Kurt K.; Burnham, William A.; Mindell, David P. (2007). "Genetic structure among continental and island populations of gyrfalcons" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 16 (15): 3156. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03373.x. hdl:2027.42/71471. PMID 17651193. S2CID 17437176. Retrieved 23 February 2017.