Aves - Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Full reference: J. C. Balouet and S. L. Olson. 1989. Fossil birds from late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 469:1-38
Belongs to Tyto according to J. C. Balouet and S. L. Olson 1989
Sister taxa: Tyto alba, Tyto balearica, Tyto cavatica, Tyto cravesae, Tyto gigantea, Tyto glaucops, Tyto mourerchauvireae, Tyto noeli, Tyto novaehollandiae, Tyto ostologa, Tyto perlata, Tyto pollens
Type specimen: MNHN NCG 1000, a set of limb elements (left femur). Its type locality is Gilles cave, lower layer, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in New Caledonia.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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