Ogygoptynx
Extinct genus of birds
Ogygoptynx Temporal range: Paleocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Genus: | †Ogygoptynx Rich and Bohaska, 1976 |
Ogygoptynx is an extinct genus of owl from the Paleocene.[1] Dated to the Late Paleocene, this is the earliest known owl fossil, with a single species assigned to the taxon: Ogygoptynx wetmorei.[2]
References
- Rich, Patricia Vickers & David J. Bohaska, 1981. The Ogygoptyngidae, a New Family of Owls from the Paleocene of North America. Alcheringa 5: 95–102. (PDF)
- Sankar Chatterjee. The Rise of Birds: 225 Million Years of Evolution, pg. 251.
- James R. Duncan. Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival, pg. 72.
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Genera of owls and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Neoaves
- Clade: Passerea
- Clade: Telluraves
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