| Ogygoptynx Temporal range: Paleocene
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.[1] Dated to the Late Paleocene, this is the earliest known owl fossil, with a single species assigned to the taxon: Ogygoptynx wetmorei.[2]
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References
- Rich, Patricia Vickers & David J. Bohaska, 1981. The Ogygoptyngidae, a New Family of Owls from the Paleocene of North America. Alcheringa 5: 95–102. (PDF)
- Sankar Chatterjee. The Rise of Birds: 225 Million Years of Evolution, pg. 251.
- James R. Duncan. Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival, pg. 72.
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