Falco antiquus

Falco antiquus is an extinct species of falcon lived during the Middle Pleistocene in southern Europe. It is thought to be the common ancestor of the modern gyrfalcon and saker falcon.^[1]

Falco antiquus Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Family:	Falconidae
Genus:	Falco
Species:	F. antiquus
Binomial name
Falco antiquus Mourer-Chauviré, 1975