Primoptynx
| Primoptynx Temporal range: | |
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| Skeleton of Primoptynx (A) compared to a snowy owl (B) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Genus: | †Primoptynx Mayr et al., 2020 |
| Species: | †P. poliotauros |
| Binomial name | |
| †Primoptynx poliotauros Mayr et al., 2020 | |
Primoptynx is an extinct genus of early owl known from the Eocene (Ypresian age) Willwood Formation of Wyoming, United States. The genus contains a single species, Primoptynx poliotauros, known from a partial skeleton. This specimen was found in association with a fossil of the hooved mammal Diacodexis, and it was partially broken and displaced prior to its complete burial.
References
- ↑ Mayr, Gerald; Gingerich, Philip D.; Smith, Thierry (2020-06-28). "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. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E9116M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1769116. ISSN 0272-4634.
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