Athene angelis Mourer-Chauviré et al., 1997
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: c.80,000 BC
Distribution & Habitat
Corsica, France
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mourer-Chauvire C.; Salotti M.; Pereira E.; Quinif Y.; Courtois J.-Y.; Dubois J. N.; LA Milza J. C. (1997). Athene angelis n. sp. (Aves, Strigiformes), nouvelle espèce endémique insulaire éteinte du Pléistocène moyen et supérieur de Corse (France). Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série 2. Sciences de la terre et des planètes 324(8): 677-684.
Other references:
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