Athene inexpectata
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| Athene inexpectata Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Athene |
| Species: | †A. inexpectata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Athene inexpectata Pavia et. al., 2015 | |
Athene inexpectata is an extinct species of Athene that lived in South Africa during the Early Pliocene, its fossils having been discovered in the Varswater Formation.[1]