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Ornimegalonyx (Cuban giant owl)
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).
It was assigned to Strigidae by Brodkorb (1961), Olson (1985) and Carroll (1988).
Species
O. oteroi (type species)
Synonymy list
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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
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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 |
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Pleistocene | Cuba (Sierra de Sumidero) | Ornimegalonyx oteroi (13264) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Cuba (Mayabeque) | Ornimegalonyx oteroi (153777) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Cuba (Artemisa) | Ornimegalonyx oteroi (195083) |