Source: China – South China Morning PostA 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 active at night, but a few are diurnal – active during the day and resting at night.The researchers analysed eye bones from the fossil – found in China near the Tibetan Plateau – alongside those of other birds and reptiles. They found that the extinct owl was a member of the Surniini group, which…Read More