Palaeotyto

Palaeotyto; Temporal range: Palaeogene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes (?)
Family:	Sophiornithidae
Genus:	† Palaeotyto
Species:	†P. cadurcensis
Binomial name
	†Palaeotyto cadurcensis; Mourer-Chauviré, 1987

Last updated March 20, 2025

Palaeotyto is an extinct genus of sophiornithid that lived during the Palaeogene period.

Distribution

Palaeotyto cadurcensis is known from the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.^[1]

References

↑ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile (1987). "Les Strigiformes (Aves) des Phosphorites du Quercy (France): Systématique, Biostratigraphie et Paléobiogéographie" (PDF). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie, Lyon. 99: 89–135.

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[MourerPalaeotyto-1] Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile (1987). "Les Strigiformes (Aves) des Phosphorites du Quercy (France): Systématique, Biostratigraphie et Paléobiogéographie" (PDF). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie, Lyon. 99: 89–135.

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