†Berruornis Mourer-Chauviré 1994 (owl)

Aves - Strigiformes

Full reference: C. Mourer-Chauviré. 1994. A large owl from the Paleocene of France. Palaeontology 37(2):339-348

Parent taxon: Strigiformes according to G. Mayr 2007

See also Mayr 2002, Mlikovsky 2002 and Mourer-Chauviré 1994

Sister taxa: Bubonidae, Heterostrigidae, Ogygoptyngidae, Palaeoglaucidae, Primoptynx, Protostrigidae, Selenornithinae, Sophiornithidae, Strigidae, Tytonidae

Subtaxa: Berruornis halbedeli Berruornis orbisantiqui

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Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of France (2 collections), Germany (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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