†Aegolius gradyi Olson 2012 (owl)
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Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 2012. A new species of small owl of the genus Aegolius (Aves: Strigidae) from Quaternary deposits on Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125(2):97-105
Belongs to Aegolius according to S. L. Olson 2012
Sister taxa: Aegolius acadicus, Aegolius funereus, Aegolius martae
Type specimen: USNM 525260, a limb element (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Wilkinson Quarry Site UWQ1, which is in a Pleistocene fissure fill horizon in Bermuda.
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Wilkinson Quarry Site UWQ1
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