Asphalt miniature owl
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Asphalt miniature owl Temporal range:
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Comparison of A. cecileae and Oraristrix | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | †Asphaltoglaux Cambell & Bocheński, 2012 |
Species: | †A. cecileae
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Binomial name | |
†Asphaltoglaux cecileae Cambell & Bocheński, 2012
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The asphalt miniature owl (Asphaltoglaux cecileae) is an extinct species of true owl which existed in what is now California, U.S.A. during the Late Pleistocene age.[1][2] The species is known from the La Brea Tar Pits. Its osteology suggests a close relation to the owls of the genus Aegolius.
See also
- Glaucidium kurochkini, a very similar species also known from the La Brea Tar Pits
- Oraristrix, another, much larger owl from the La Brea Tar Pits
References
- ^ "Asphaltoglaux cecileae (Asphalt miniature owl) - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database (REPAD). Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr. and Zbigniew M. Bocheński (2012). "Two new late Pleistocene miniature owls from Rancho La Brea, California". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. in press. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0125.
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