image: Fossil skeleton of the daytime active owl Miosurnia diurna from China (below) with an expanded view of the skull (top left). The eye bones or scleral ossicles are false colored blue and set ...

Except for the skull, the 55-million-year-old skeleton of the newly described owl species has been preserved almost in its entirety. Credit: Senckenberg/Tränkner Discoveries from the early stages ...

image: The skeleton of Primoptynx poliotaurus view more . Credit: Senckenberg Research Institute. Paleontologists have described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology a large owl that killed ...

A specimen like this doesn’t happen often. “This is a noteworthy find because so much of the owl skeleton was preserved — enough to identify it as a diurnal species,” says Slaght. Additionally, ...

The pellet will contain a near-perfect skeleton of the devoured rodent and a treasure trove of data for researchers, providing insights on the owl, its prey and the environment in which it lives.

A Chinese-led research team have made what they say is the first discovery of a fossil skeleton of an owl that lived more than six million years ago and was active in daytime. Most owl species are ...

Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City provides educational programs for kids and adults, sparking interest in various scientific fields.

Using a bone identification chart, participants in the pellet dissection night could reconstruct the skeleton of the owl's prey. TOM BAUER, Missoulian Facebook ...