Alasio

Alasio; Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Subfamily:	Striginae
Tribe:	Asionini
Genus:	†Alasio; Mlíkovský, 1998
Type species
	†Strix collongensis; Ballman, 1972

Alasio is an extinct genus of typical owls known from material dated to the Middle Miocene of Vieux-Collonges, France. The holotype, a coracoid, was originally assigned to genus Strix under the protonym Strix collongensis. The modified head of the coracoid, among several anatomical characteristics, led Mlíkovský to designate Alasio as a new genus in tribe Asionini. The generic name derives from Latin alacer ("pugnacious") and asio ("owl").

References

↑ Mlíkovský, Jiří (2002). Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe (PDF). Prague: Ninox Press. p. 214.
↑ Ballman, P. (1972). "Couverture fascicule Les oiseaux miocènes de Vieux-Collonges (Rhône)". Travaux et Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de Lyon. 50: 93–102 – via Persée.
1 2 Mlíkovský, Jiří (1998). "Two new owls (Aves: Strigidae) from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, with comments on the fossil history of the subfamily Striginae" (PDF). Buteo. 10: 5–22.

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[1] Mlíkovský, Jiří (2002). Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe (PDF). Prague: Ninox Press. p. 214.

[:0-2] Ballman, P. (1972). "Couverture fascicule Les oiseaux miocènes de Vieux-Collonges (Rhône)". Travaux et Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de Lyon. 50: 93–102 – via Persée.

[:1-3] 1 2 Mlíkovský, Jiří (1998). "Two new owls (Aves: Strigidae) from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, with comments on the fossil history of the subfamily Striginae" (PDF). Buteo. 10: 5–22.