Cretan Owl
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| Athene cretensis Fossil range: Pleistocene |
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 Athene cretensis and Candiacervus ropalophorus
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The Cretan Owl (Athene cretensis) is an extinct species of owl from the Pleistocene of Crete, Mediterranean. In life, it would have been at least 2 feet tall.
[edit] References
- Faunal Extinction in an Island Society - Pygmy Hippopotamus Hunters of Cyprus (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) by Alan H. Simmons and G.A. Clarke (Pg.176)
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