Tyto gigantea
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| Tyto gigantea Temporal range: Late Miocene
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†T. gigantea
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Tyto gigantea is an extinct barn owl from what is now Gargano, Italy, dating back to the late Miocene. From its remains, T. gigantea is suggested to have been as large as or larger than the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo).
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Tyto gigantea tibiotarsus
It lived sympatrically with its relative, Tyto robusta, and may have preyed on the giant, cat-sized erinaceomorph, Deinogalerix.
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