Dinopedia


Berruornis
Temporal range: Paleocene – Eocene
An artist's illustration of Berruornis orbisantiqui
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebra
Class: Aves
Order: ?Strigiformes
Family: Sophiornithidae
Genus: Berruornis
Mourer-Chauviré, 1994
Species: B. orbisantiqui
Binomial name
Berruornis orbisantiqui
Mourer-Chauviré, 1994

Berruornis is an extinct genus of early 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).

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https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4843177.html