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Plants
Cycads
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Palamarev, Petkova, & Uzunova |
An eostangerioid zamiaceous cycad.
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Conifers
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov. |
jr synonym |
Gooch |
A |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Gooch |
A Pseudolarix americana in part,
also found as mummified fossils from the Buchanan Lake Formation |
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Angiosperms
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Erwin & Stockey |
A cyperaceous or juncaceous poalean monocot |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Manchester |
Middle Eocene
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Clarno Formation
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A mallow relative |
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comb nov |
valid |
(Mathewes & Brooke) Manchester |
A Holmskioldia quilchenensis (1971 )
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comb nov |
valid |
(Lesquereux) Manchester |
Late Eocene
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A Holmskioldia speirii (1953 )
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Arthropods
Insects
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Comb nov |
jr synonym |
(Mayr) |
A Yantaromyrmex constricta
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Yantaromyrmex constricta | |||
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Comb nov |
Jr synonym |
(Wheeler) |
A Yantaromyrmex samlandica
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Yantaromyrmex samlandica | |||
Gen et sp nov. |
valid |
Ponomarenko |
A hemerobiid lacewing, type species, C. disjunctus |
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Comb nov |
Jr synonym |
(Mayr, 1868) |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil Ctenobethylus goepperti in 1997
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Ctenobethylus goepperti | ||
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Nel |
A lacebug, type species M. cantalensis |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Nel |
A thread bug |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Martins-Neto |
A Kalligrammatid lacewing, syn of Makarkinia adamsi |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
A moth of uncertain placement. |
Spatalistiforma submerga | |||||
sp. nov |
valid |
Poinar & Doyen |
Late Oligocene - Early Miocene
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first fossil species of Termitaradus |
Archosauromorphs
- During the 1992 field season a concerted effort was undertaken by the
- pachycephalosaurid species as possible evidence for his hypothesis.[14]
Newly named non-avian dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[15]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Archaeornithoides | Valid taxon | Elzanowski Peter Wellnhofer | Campanian | Djadokhta Formation
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Chinshakiangosaurus [16] | Valid taxon | Ye vide Dong | Hettangian | Fengjiahe Formation | ![]() |
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Dyslocosaurus[17] | Valid taxon | McIntosh, Coombs & Dale A. Russell
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Kimmeridgian | Morrison Formation | ![]() ![]() |
Exact Provenance unknown, may actuall be from the Lance Formation | |
Edmarka[18]
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Synonym of Torvosaurus | Robert Bakker , Kralis, Siegwarth and Filla
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Kimmeridgian | Morrison Formation | ![]() ![]() |
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Gigantspinosaurus[19] | Valid taxon | Ouyang | Oxfordian | Upper Shaximiao Formation
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Kunmingosaurus[16]
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Nomina nuda | Zhao X. (as Chao S.) | Hettangian | Fengjiahe Formation | ![]() |
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Maleevosaurus[20]
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Junior synonym of Tarbosaurus
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Kenneth Carpenter | Maastrichtian | Nemegt Formation | ![]() | ||
Neuquensaurus[21] | Valid taxon | Jaime Eduardo Powell
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Campanian | Anacleto Formation | ![]() | ||
Udanoceratops[22] | Valid taxon | Sergei Kurzanov | Campanian | Djadokhta Formation
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Wakinosaurus[23] | Nomen dubium | Okazaki | Valanginian-Barremian | Sengoku Formation | ![]() |
Newly named birds
Name | Status | Novelty | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Eocene |
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A Coliiformes, Sandcoleidae Houde et Olson, 1992, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Middle-Late Oligocene |
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Described in the Gallinuloididae Lucas, 1900, but transferred to the Cracidae. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Phosphorites du Quercy ,
MP 16 or 28 |
A Pteroclidae .
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Miocene |
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A Gruidae .
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Pliocene |
MN 17
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An Anatidae. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Cathayornithidae Zhou, Jin et Zhang, 1992, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Eocene |
Early Wasatchian, |
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A Coliiformes, Chascacocoliidae Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Pleistocene |
MN 16
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A Ciconiidae .
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Early Miocene |
Fissure fillings in Early Eocene Cristal River Limestone |
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A Columbidae, in 2008 David W. Steadman made it the type species of his new genus Arenicolumbina.[32] |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Iberomesornithiformes Sanz et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992, Concornithidae Kurochkin, 1996, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Late Early Eocene |
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An Foratidae Olson, 1992.
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
David W. Steadman
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A Columbidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Paleocene |
A Gastornithidae Fürbringer, 1888.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Late Pliocene |
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An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
José F. Bonaparte
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Hauterivian-Early Barremian |
An Iberomesornithiformes Sanz et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992, Iberomesornithidae Sanz et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Late Miocene |
A big Anhingidae .
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
David W. Steadman
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A Columbidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
David W. Steadman
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A Columbidae. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Middle Miocene |
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An Anatidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Early Eocene |
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A Ralliformes, Messelornithidae Hesse, 1988. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Pliocene |
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An Anatidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Dieter S. Peters |
Middle Eocene |
MP 11 |
A Strigiformes, Palaeoglaucidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1987.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
José F. Bonaparte
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Rio Colorado Formation
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An Patagopterygidae Alvarenga et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Ornithuromorphae Chiappe, Ji, Ji et Norell, 1999, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Eocene
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Phosphorites du Quercy
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A Craciformes Sibley, Ahlquist et Monroe, 1988, Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992.
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Eocene |
MP 17
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A Quercypsittidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Cécile Mourer-Chauviré |
Late Eocene
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MP 17
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A Quercypsittidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Eocene
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Middle Clarkforkian, |
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A Coliiformes, Sandcoleidae Houde et Olson, 1992, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Paul C. Sereno
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An Cathayornithidae Zhou, Jin et Zhang, 2006, this is the type species of the new genus.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. |
Lepidosauromorphs
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Indophis sahnii[48] | Valid | Rage & Prasad | Maastrichtian | Intertrappean Beds | ![]() |
A snake |
Synapsids
Newly named mammals
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Dashzeveg & Russell |
Late Eocene
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A pantolestid, type species is G. khan |
Other Animals
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Dickinsonia rex [50]
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Synonym of Dickinsonia tenuis | Jenkins | Ediacaran | ![]() |
Footnotes
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- ^ a b Gooch, N. L. (1992). "Two new species of Pseudolarix Gordon (Pinaceae) from the middle Eocene of the Pacific Northwest". PaleoBios. 14: 13–19.
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- ^ Poinar, G.; Heiss, E. (2011). "New Termitaphididae and Aradidae (Hemiptera) in Mexican and Dominican amber" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 4: 51–62.
- ^ a b c "Abstract," Tanke and Brett-Surman (2001). Page 208.
- ^ a b "Faunal Turnover, Migration, and Evolution," Trexler (2001); page 307.
- ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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- ^ Okazaki, Y. 1992. A new genus and species of carnivorous dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Kwanmon Group, Northern Kyushu. Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 11: pp. 87-90.
- ^ a b c Peter W. Houde & Storrs L. Olson (1992). "A Radiation of Coly-like Birds from the Eocene of North America (Aves: Sandcoleiformes New Order)" (PDF). In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 137–160.
- ^ Timothy M. Crowe & Lester L. Short (1992). "A New Gallinaceous Bird From the Oligocene of Nebraska, With Comments on the Phylogenetic Position of the Gallinuloididae". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 179–185.
- ^ Cécile Mourer-Chauviré (1992). "Un Ganga Primitif (Aves: Columbiformes, Pteroclidae) de très Grande Taille dans le Paléogène des Phosphorites du Quercy (France)". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série IIA. 314: 229–235.
- ^ Alan Feduccia & Michael R. Voorhies (1992). "Crowned Cranes (Gruidae: Balearica) in the Miocene of Nebraska". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 239–248.
- ^ Odile Boeuf & Cécile Mourer-Chauviré (1992). "Les Oiseaux des Gisements d'Age Pliocène Supérieur de Chilhac, Haute Loire, France". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série II. 314: 1091–1096.
- ^ Zhou Zhonghe, Fan Jin & Jiang Yong Zhang (1992). "Preliminary Report on a Mesozoic Bird from Liaoning, China". Chinese Science Bulletin. 37: 1365–1368.
- ^ Dénes Jánossy (1992). "Lower Pleistocene Bird Remains from Beremend, (S-Hungary, Loc. 15. And 16.)". Aquila. 99: 9–25.
- ^ Jonathan J. Becker & Pierce Brodkorb (1992). "An Early Miocene Ground-dove (Aves: Columbidae) from Florida". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 189–193.
- ^ David W. Steadman (2008). "Doves (Columbidae) and Cuckoos (Cuculidae) from the Early Miocene of Florida" (PDF). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 48 (1): 1–16.
- ^ José L. Sanz & Angela D. Buscalioni (1992). "A New Bird from the Early Cretaceous of Las Hoas, Spain, and the Early Radiation of Birds" (PDF). Palaeontology. 35 (4): 829–845. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ Storrs L. Olson (1992). "A New Family of Primitive Landbirds from the Lower Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming" (PDF). In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 127–136.
- ^ a b c David W. Steadman (1992). "New Species of Gallicolumba and Macropygia (Aves: Columbidae) from Archeological Sites in Polynesia". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 329–348.
- ^ Larry D. Martin (1992). "The Status of the Late Paleocene Birds Gastornis and Remiornis". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 97–108.
- ^ a b Steven D. Emslie (1992). "Two New Late Blancan Avifaunas from Florida and the Extinction of Wetland Birds in the Plio-Pleistocene". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 249–269.
- ^ José L. Sanz & José F. Bonaparte (1992). "A New Order of Birds (Class Aves) from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 38–49.
- ^ a b c Lev A. Nessov (1992). "[Record of the Localities of Mesozoic and Paleogene with Avian Remains in the USSR, and the description of New Findings]". Russian Journal of Ornithology. 1: 7–50.
- ^ Jorge I. Noriega (1992). "Un Nuevo Genero de Anhingidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) de la Formacion Ituzaingo (Mioceno Superior) de Argentina". Notas del Museo de la Plata, Tomo XXI, Paleontologia. 21 (109): 217–223.
- ^ Hildegarde Howard (1992). "New Records of Middle Miocene Anseriform Birds from Kern County, California". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 231–237.
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- ^ Dieter S. Peters (1992). "A New Species of Owl (Aves: Strigiformes) from the Middle Eocene Messel Oil Shale" (PDF). In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 161–169.
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