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Oswald, Jessica A.; Allen, Julia M.; Witt, Kelsey E.; Folk, Ryan A.; Albury, Nancy A.; Steadman, David W.; Guralnick, Robert P. (2019-11-01). "Ancient DNA from a 2,500-year-old Caribbean fossil places an extinct bird (Caracara creightoni) in a phylogenetic context".
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stood 58 cm tall, was short-winged and likely a poor flier. This species went extinct as a result of humans arriving on its home islands and wiping out the bird's prey species. A 2,500 year old
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was a scavenger and opportunistic species instead of a predator like its sister extant species (
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Index

Quaternary
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Falconiformes
Falconidae
Caracara
Binomial name
Synonyms
bird of prey
Bahamas
Cuba
Pleistocene
Holocene

Abaco Islands
blue hole
mitochondrial genome
crested caracara


"Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave"


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