†Heterostrix Kurochkin and Dyke 2011 (owl)
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Aves - Strigiformes - Heterostrigidae
Full reference: E. N. Kurochkin and G. J. Dyke. 2011. The First Fossil Owls (Aves: Strigiformes) from the Paleogene of Asia and a Review of the Fossil Record of Strigiformes. Paleontological Journal 45(4):445-458
Parent taxon: Heterostrigidae according to E. N. Kurochkin and G. J. Dyke 2011
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Heterostrix tatsinensis
Type: Heterostrix tatsinensis
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at left side of Taatsiin Gol valley (Oligocene of Mongolia)
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