†Necrobyas edwardsi Gaillard 1939 (true owl)
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Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Full reference: C. Gaillard. 1939. Contribution a l'étude des oiseaux fossiles [Contribution to the study of fossil birds]. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon 15(2):1-100
Belongs to Necrobyas according to C. Gaillard 1939
See also Mourer-Chauviré 1987
Sister taxa: Necrobyas harpax, Necrobyas minimus, Necrobyas rossignoli
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Quercy, Late Oligocene general (Oligocene of France)
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