Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Full reference: C. Gaillard. 1908. Les oiseaux des phosphorites du Quercy [The birds from the Quercy phosphorites]. Annales de l'Université de Lyon, nouvelle séries. 1. Sciences, Médecine 23:1-178
Parent taxon: Strigidae according to C. Gaillard 1939
See also Gaillard 1908, Lambrecht 1933 and Mourer-Chauviré 1987
Sister taxa: Aegolius, Alasio, Asio, Asio pygmaeus, Athene, Basityto, Bubo, Ciccaba, Cryptoglaux, Glaucidium, Grallistrix, Ieraglaucinae, Intulula, Ketupa, Margarobyas, Megascops, Micrathene, Micropallas, Mioglaux, Necrobyas, Ninox, Oraristrix, Ornimegalonyx, Otus, Otus henrici, Palaeoglaux, Prosybris, Sceloglaux, Speotyto, Striginae, Strix, Surnia, Surniinae
Subtaxa: Strigogyps dubius
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), Germany (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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