Not a "Night Owl" Yet: An Extraordinary Bird Fossil From the Messel Pit
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Summary
An exceptionally well-preserved, approximately 47-million-year-old owl fossil from the UNESCO World Heritage Site Messel provides new clues as to when owls became nocturnal.
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