Title
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
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