Photo provided by Flinders University on Sept. 28, 2021 shows paleontologists excavating fossils near Lake Pinpa in Australia. Scientists have identified an eagle fossil discovered in the South Australian outback as one of the world's oldest raptor species. In a study published on Tuesday, a team of paleontologists from Flinders University revealed that an eagle fossil found in 2016 is a new species that dates back 25 million years to the late Oligocene. Ellan Mather, the lead author of the report, said the new species - named Archaehierax sylvestris - had a footspan of 15 centimeters. (Trevor Worthy/Handout via Xinhua)
