Hutia Fossils Often Appeared in Ancient Owl Roosts (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Hutia Fossils Often Appeared in Ancient Owl Roosts

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Researchers often found hutia bones, sometimes by the thousands, in the ancient roosts of the now-extinct owl Tyto pollens, a fearsome predator that stood more than 3 feet tall.

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