Asphalt miniature owl Temporal range:
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Comparison of A. cecileae and Oraristrix | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | †
Asphaltoglaux Cambell & Bocheński, 2012 |
Species: | †A. cecileae
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Binomial name | |
†Asphaltoglaux cecileae Cambell & Bocheński, 2012
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The asphalt miniature owl (Asphaltoglaux cecileae) is an extinct species of true owl which existed in what is now California, U.S.A. during the Late Pleistocene epoch. [1] [2] The species is known from the La Brea Tar Pits. Its osteology suggests a close relation to the owls of the genus Aegolius.