Primoptynx
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Extinct genus of birds
| Primoptynx | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Genus: | †Primoptynx |
| Species: | †P. poliotauros
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| Binomial name | |
| †Primoptynx poliotauros Mayr et. al., 2020
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Primoptynx is an extinct genus of strigiform that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
[edit ]Primoptynx poliotauros fossils are known from the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ Mayr, Gerald; Gingerich, Philip D.; Smith, Thierry (3 May 2020). "Skeleton of a new owl from the early Eocene of North America (Aves, Strigiformes) with an accipitrid-like foot morphology". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 40 (2): e1769116. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1769116. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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