Data from:A large eagle (Aves, Accipitridae) from the early Miocene of Panama

We report the first Tertiary bird fossil from Central America, an ungual phalanx from a large, unknown genus and species of Accipitridae from the early Miocene Centenario Fauna, Panama. This specimen provides another example of a Neogene bird from North and Central America with its possible closest living relatives occurring today in Africa. In contrast, there is no evidence of African affinities among the reptile or mammal fossils from the Centenario Fauna.Suppl.Doc.J.Paleo.Steadman.MacFaddenSupplemental File. Archival photo of the Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal, with annotations by Dr. John Turner concerning the fossil site (UF VP Locality YPA 002) where UF 281480 was collected. Image provided courtesy of J. Turner