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| Palaeobyas Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes (?) |
| Family: | Sophiornithidae |
| Genus: | † Palaeobyas |
| Species: | †P. cracrafti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeobyas cracrafti Mourer-Chauviré, 1987 | |
Palaeobyas is an extinct genus of sophiornithid that lived during the Palaeogene period.
Palaeobyas cracrafti is known from the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France. [1]