New fossil record of the Late Pliocene kestrel (Falco bakalovi Boev, 1999) from the type locality in Bulgaria

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pp. 13-30
National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1, Tsar Osvoboditel Blv., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract: 

Twenty six new bone finds of 4 individuals (2 adult and 2 juvenile) have been described and referred to the Late Pliocene kestrel Falco bakalovi Boev, 1999. They came from the species type locality near the town of Varshets (northwest Bulgaria) and demonstrate specific distinguishing from all known falcons of the “tinnunculus” group. They enrich the bone morphology of that falcon covering a large variety of 16 different skeletal elements.

Keywords: 

Falco bakalovi, Falcons, fossil birds, Late Pliocene, Villafranchian Bulgaria

DOI: 
10.52321/GeolBalc.40.1-3.13

VOLUME 40 (1-3)/December 2011

Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Geology and Geography, 15 Tzar Osvoboditel, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1, Tsar Osvoboditel Blv., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 24, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 107, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 107, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Czech Geological Survey, Klarov 3/131, 118 21 Praha 1, Czech Republic
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St. Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Platanon 16b, 14578, Athens, Greece
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Odyssea Elyti 15, 13341, Athens, Greece

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia