†Lechusa stirtoni Miller 1956 (barn owl)
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Aves - Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Full reference: L. Miller. 1956. A collection of bird remains from the Pliocene of San Diego, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 28(16):615-621
Belongs to Lechusa according to L. Miller 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 45331, a limb element. Its type locality is San Diego Formation ("Lower"), which is in a Piacenzian foreshore horizon in the San Diego Formation of California.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at San Diego Formation ("Lower")
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