Palaeobyas

Extinct genus of birds

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Palaeobyas Temporal range: Palaeogene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes (?)
Family:	Sophiornithidae
Genus:	†Palaeobyas
Species:	†P. cracrafti
Binomial name
†Palaeobyas cracrafti Mourer-Chauviré, 1987

Palaeobyas is an extinct genus of sophiornithid that lived during the Palaeogene period.

Distribution

Palaeobyas cracrafti is known from the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.^[1]

^ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile (1987). "Les Strigiformes (Aves) des Phosphorites du Quercy (France): Systématique, Biostratigraphie et Paléobiogéographie" (PDF). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie, Lyon. 99: 89–135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021年11月13日. Retrieved 2025年03月18日.

Genera of owls and their extinct allies

Falconiformes	See Falconiformes
Psittacopasseres	See Psittacopasseres

Accipitrimorphae	See Accipitrimorphae
Strigiformes	See below ↓

Coliiformes	See Coliiformes
Cavitaves	See Cavitaves

incertae sedis	†Ypresiglaux
†Heterostrigidae	Heterostrix
†Ogygoptyngidae	Ogygoptynx
†Palaeoglaucidae	Palaeoglaux
†Protostrigidae	"Aurorornis " Eostrix Minerva Oligostrix Primoptynx ?
†Sophiornithidae	Berruornis ? Enskenia Palaeobyas ? Palaeotyto ? Sophiornis
Strigidae	Aegolius †Alasio Asio †Asphaltoglaux Athene Bubo Glaucidium †Grallistrix Gymnasio Gymnoglaux †Intulula Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Margarobyas Megascops Micrathene †Mioglaux †Miosurnia Ninox †Oraristrix †Ornimegalonyx Otus Pseudoscops Psiloscops Ptilopsis Pulsatrix Scotopelia Strix Surnia Taenioptynx Uroglaux Xenoglaux †Yarquen
Tytonidae	†Miotyto †Necrobyas †Nocturnavis Phodilus †Prosybris †Selenornis Tyto

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