Berruornis

Berruornis; Temporal range: Paleocene-Eocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes (?)
Family:	Sophiornithidae
Genus:	†Berruornis; Mourer-Chauviré, 1994
Species:	†B. orbisantiqui
Binomial name
	†Berruornis orbisantiqui; Mourer-Chauviré, 1994

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" (PDF). Palaeontology. 37 (2): 339–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

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[1] Mourer-Chauvire, Cecile (1994). "A Large Owl from the Paleocene of France" (PDF). Palaeontology. 37 (2): 339–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

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