Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Full reference: J. C. Rando, H. Pieper, J. A. Alcover and S. L. Olson. 2012. A new species of extinct fossil scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from the Archipelago of Madeira (North Atlantic Ocean) . Zootaxa 3182:29-42
Belongs to Otus according to J. C. Rando et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Otus flammeolus, Otus frutuosoi, Otus grucheti, Otus guidlayi, Otus guildayi, Otus lempiji, Otus manadensis, Otus murivorus, Otus rutilus, Otus sauzieri, Otus scops, Otus trichopsis
Type specimen: MMF 41628, a set of limb elements (right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Ponta de São Lourenço, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene eolian sandstone in Portugal.
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Portugal (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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