Athene inexpectata

Athene inexpectata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Athene
Species:
†A. inexpectata
Binomial name
†Athene inexpectata
Pavia et. al., 2015

Athene inexpectata is an extinct species of Athene that lived in South Africa during the Early Pliocene, its fossils having been discovered in the Varswater Formation.[1]

References

  1. ^ Marco Pavia; Albrecht Manegold; Pippa Haarhoff (2015). "Early Pliocene owls from Langebaanweg, South Africa, with first evidence of the genus Athene south of the Sahara and the description of a new species of Tyto". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 60 (4): 815–828. doi:10.4202/app.00077.2014.


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