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A new species of eagle (Accipitriformes: Aquila) is described based on eight skeletal elements from the middle Villafranchian (SCT 11 /sooner SCT 12/of MNQ 17 zone, ca. 2.23–2.40 mya) of Northwestern Bulgaria.
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Boev, Z.N. Aquila kurochkini sp. n., a new Late Pliocene eagle (Aves, Accipitriformes) from Varshets (NW Bulgaria). Paleontol. J. 47, 1344–1354 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S003103011311004X
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