Ornimegalonyx (Also known as ‘The Cuban Giant Owl’‭ & ‘‬Giant Cursorial Owl’‭)

Or-ni-meg-ah-lon-ix.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, September 7). Ornimegalonyx (Also known as ‘The Cuban Giant Owl’‭ & ‘‬Giant Cursorial Owl’‭). Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ornimegalonyxalso-known-as-the-cuban-giant-owl-giant-cursorial-owl/

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Name

Ornimegalonyx ‭(‬Bird giant claw‭)‬.

Phonetic

Or-ni-meg-ah-lon-ix.

Named By

Oscar Arredondo‭ ‬-‭ ‬1954.‭

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Aves,‭ ‬Strigiformes,‭ ‬Strigidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

Size

1.1‭ ‬meters tall,‭ ‬at least‭ ‬9‭ ‬kilograms in weight.

Known locations

Cuba.

Time Period

Tarantian of the Pleistocene to early Hologene.

Fossil representation

Many sets of remains,‭ ‬some almost complete.

In Depth

Further Reading

– The Great Predatory Birds of the Pleistocene of Cuba. – Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology number 27, pp. 169-187. – Oscar Arredondo – 1982. – Los Strigiformes f�siles del pleistoceno cubano. – Bolet�n de la Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales 140, 33-55. – Oscar Arredondo – 1982.

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