| Bubo osvaldoi Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Bubo |
| Species: | B. osvaldoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bubo osvaldoi Arredondo & Olson, 1994 | |
Bubo osvaldoi, also known as the Cuban horned owl, is an extinct species of horned owl from Pleistocene of Cuba.[1]
It was described by Oscar Arredondo and Storrs L. Olson in 1994 from three bones found in a cave in the Guaniguanico mountain range in Pinar del Río. Analysis of these indicates that the species was larger than any current owl.[2]
References
- ↑ Louchart, Antoine (2005). "Integrating the Fossil Record in the Study of Insular Body Size Evolution: Example of Owls (Aves, Strigiformes)" (PDF). Insular Vertebrate Evolution: 161. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ Arredondo, Oscar; Olson, Storrs L (1994). "A new species of owl of the genus Bubo from the Pleistocene of Cuba (Aves: Strigiformes)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 107 (3): 436–444. Retrieved 25 Feb 2017.
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