Asphalt miniature owl

Asphalt miniature owl Temporal range: Late Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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
Binomial name
†Asphaltoglaux cecileae Cambell & Bocheński, 2012

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 epoch. ^{[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

1. "Asphaltoglaux cecileae (Asphalt miniature owl) - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database (REPAD). Retrieved 2021-02-19.
2. 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 .