Palaeobyas
Extinct genus of birds
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Palaeobyas is an extinct genus of sophiornithid that lived during the Palaeogene period.
| Palaeobyas Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes (?) |
| Family: | Sophiornithidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeobyas |
| Species: | †P. cracrafti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeobyas cracrafti Mourer-Chauviré, 1987 | |
Distribution
Palaeobyas cracrafti is known from the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.[1]
