The (fossil) eyes have it: Evidence that an ancient owl hunted in daylight The structure of bones around the eye indicate a small pupil that let in less light.

An exquisitely preserved fossil skeleton of an extinct owl reveals this species hunted by day, and marks a dramatic shift in our understanding of owl evolution ...

The fossil could offer clues into the evolutionary forces that transformed this bird and some other species into the owl equivalent of a morning person.

Peer-Reviewed Publication Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters image: Fossil skeleton of the daytime active owl Miosurnia diurna from China (below) with an expanded view of the skull (top left).

Paleontologists have identified a 55-million-year old owl fossil that had talons like a hawk, according to a newly published study.

A single deposit has produced a wealth of fossils revealing the late Triassic ecosystem, where giant amphibians cohabited ...

The fossilized remains of the "seagull-sized" pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The post ...

A rare Triassic fossil site reveals North America's oldest known pterosaur, Eotephradactylus mcintireae, in what was once a ...

Their origins Owls are old. Their fossil record is one of the oldest among birds alive today, and the oldest known owl fossil is from Colorado, dating to over 60 million years ago.

Discoveries from the early stages of owl evolution are exceedingly rare. An approximately 60-million-year-old leg bone is the oldest fossil that can be assigned to an owl. "Other owls from this ...

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...