Meaning of titanohierax

Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

titanohierax

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It means giant claw. It is the name of a giant fossil hawk that lived on some Caribbean islands, especially Cuba, Spanish and the Bahamas. It gave the name to the genus of these extinct birds and is considered ancestor of the current eagles and buteos.

  

Anónimo

Titanohierax : Extinct genus of hawk that inhabited Cuba, Hispaniola and the Bahamas. It was a giant hawk whose front claw averages 57 mm. length. He weighed more than 7 kg.

  

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