New early Pliocene owls from Langebaanweg, South Africa, with first evidence of Athene south of the Sahara and a new species of Tyto

New early Pliocene owls from Langebaanweg, South Africa, with first evidence of Athene south of the Sahara and a new species of Tyto

The fossiliferous Upper Varswater Formation at Langebaanweg (South Africa) produced remains of at least five species of owls (Strigiformes). Tyto richae sp. nov. is the first palaeospecies of Tytonidae described from an African fossil site, though indeterminate remains referable to the genus Tyto ar...

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Main Authors: Marco Pavia, Albrecht Manegold, Pippa Haarhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2015-12-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
Aves
Strigiformes
Tytonidae
Strigidae
Varswater Formation
Pliocene
Africa
Langebaanweg
Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app60/app000772014.pdf

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