Primoptynx

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Primoptynx
Temporal range: Ypresian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Genus: Primoptynx
Species:
P. poliotauros
Binomial name
Primoptynx poliotauros
Mayr et. al., 2020

Primoptynx is an extinct genus of strigiform that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Primoptynx poliotauros fossils are known from the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. [1]

References

  1. Mayr, Gerald; Gingerich, Philip D.; Smith, Thierry (3 May 2020). "Skeleton of a new owl from the early Eocene of North America (Aves, Strigiformes) with an accipitrid-like foot morphology". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 40 (2): e1769116. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1769116. ISSN   0272-4634 . Retrieved 27 February 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.