Tyto balearica
| Tyto balearica Temporal range: Miocene-Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Tytonidae |
| Genus: | Tyto |
| Species: | †T. balearica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tyto balearica Mourer-Chauviré et al., 1980 | |
Tyto balearica is an extinct species of Tyto that lived during the Neogene and Quaternary.
Distribution
Fossils of T. balearica are known from the Balearic Islands in Spain.[1]
References
- ↑ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile; Alcover, Josep A.; Moya, Salvador; Pons, Juan (1980). "Une Nouvelle Forme Insulaire d'Efraie Geante, Tyto balearica N. Sp., (Aves, Strigiformes), du Plio-Pleistocene des Baleares" (PDF). Géobios. 13 (5): 803–811. doi:10.1016/s0016-6995(80)80060-x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-03-12.