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Ornimegalonyx (Cuban giant owl)

Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Taxonomy
Ornimegalonyx was named by Arredondo (1958). Its type is Ornimegalonyx oteroi.

It was assigned to Strigidae by Brodkorb (1961), Olson (1985) and Carroll (1988).

Species
O. oteroi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Ornimegalonyx Arredondo
1961Ornimegalonyx Brodkorb
1985Ornimegalonyx Olson p. 131
1988Ornimegalonyx Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familyStrigidaeVigors 1825
genusOrnimegalonyxArredondo 1958

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ornimegalonyx Arredondo 1958 [Cuban giant owl]
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Ornimegalonyx oteroi Arredondo 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Vision: well-developedo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:55:38
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:55:38
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kurochkin and Dyke 2011, Thiollay 1994

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.12600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba (Sierra de Sumidero) Ornimegalonyx oteroi (13264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) Ornimegalonyx oteroi (153777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) Ornimegalonyx oteroi (195083)