†Miosurnia diurna Li et al. 2022 (true owl)
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Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Full reference: Z. Li, T.A. Stidham, X. Zheng and Z. Zhou. 2022. Early evolution of diurnal habits in owls (Aves, Strigiformes) documented by a new and exquisitely preserved Miocene owl fossil from China. Pnas 119(15)
Belongs to Miosurnia according to Z. Li et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: STM 20-1, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Linxia Basin, Miocene, which is in a Miocene terrestrial mudstone in the Liushu Formation of China.
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Linxia Basin, Miocene
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