Primoptynx

Primoptynx; Temporal range: Ypresian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Genus:	† Primoptynx
Species:	†P. poliotauros
Binomial name
	†Primoptynx poliotauros; Mayr et. al., 2020

Last updated October 09, 2025

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

↑ 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. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E9116M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1769116. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 27 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[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. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E9116M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1769116. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 27 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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