Biology:Berruornis
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Strigiformes/? |
| Family: | Sophiornithidae |
| Genus: | †Berruornis Mourer-Chauviré, 1994 |
| Species: | †B. orbisantiqui
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| †Berruornis orbisantiqui Mourer-Chauviré, 1994
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Berruornis orbisantiqui was an early fossil owl or owl-like bird recovered from late Paleocene deposits in the region of Reims in northeastern France. It was about the size of a Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo).[1]
References
- ↑ Mourer-Chauvire, Cecile (1994). "A Large Owl from the Paleocene of France". Palaeontology 37 (2): 339–48. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309062720/http://palaeontology.palass-pubs.org/pdf/Vol%2037/Pages%20339-348.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q4894746 entry
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