Alasio
Extinct genus of owls
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Alasio is an extinct genus of typical owls known from material dated to the Middle Miocene of Vieux-Collonges, France.[1] The holotype, a coracoid, was originally assigned to genus Strix under the protonym Strix collongensis.[2] The modified head of the coracoid, among several anatomical characteristics, led Mlíkovský to designate Alasio as a new genus in tribe Asionini.[3] The generic name derives from Latin alacer ("pugnacious") and asio ("owl").[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Subfamily: | Striginae |
| Tribe: | Asionini |
| Genus: | †Alasio Mlíkovský, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| †Strix collongensis Ballman, 1972 | |
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