Ogygoptynx

Ogygoptynx
Temporal range: Paleocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Genus: †Ogygoptynx
Rich and Bohaska, 1976

Ogygoptynx is an extinct genus of owl from the Paleocene. Dated to the Late Paleocene, this is the earliest known owl fossil, with a single species assigned to the taxon: Ogygoptynx wetmorei.

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