Minerva antiqua (Aves, Strigiformes), an owl mistaken for an edentate mammal

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2773

By

Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile

Shufeldt, Robert Wilson 1850-1934

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1983

Notes

Title from caption.

Abstract also in French.

"November 30, 1983."

"Minerva antiqua, from the Eocene of the United States, described by R.W. Shufeldt as a strigid owl, was later considered to be an edentate mammal. Study of the type material and of material referred to this species, shows that it is actually a strigiform. The generic name Minerva must replace Protostrix, and Minerva becomes the type genus of the family Protostrigidae. Minerva antiqua is characterized by the strong development of posterior digits I and II, and by the peculiar shape of the claw of posterior digit I"--P. [1].

Subjects

Birds, Fossil , Eocene , Minerva antiqua , Owls, Fossil , Paleontology , West (U.S.)

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2773, 1983

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 10291726