Primoptynx
Extinct genus of birds
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Primoptynx is an extinct genus of strigiform that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.
| Primoptynx Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Genus: | †Primoptynx |
| Species: | †P. poliotauros |
| Binomial name | |
| †Primoptynx poliotauros Mayr et. al., 2020 | |
Distribution
Primoptynx poliotauros fossils are known from the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.[1]
