Horusornithidae

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The Horusornithidae are an extinct family of birds of prey. They are part of the Falconiformes.

Their name means "Horus-birds"; the Egyptian god Horus was sometimes depicted as a falcon.

The known species is Horusornis vianeyliaudae.

[edit] External links

http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Archosauria/Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae.htm (site partly in Finnish)

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