Newly Named ‘Cockroach Eater’ Owl Fossil Suggests Owls Became Night Hunters Later Than Thought
Nature World News | 10.11.2026 11:32An owl that died about 47 million years ago in what is now Germany still has its last meal inside it, and that meal is reshaping when scientists think owls became creatures of the night. Researchers describe the bird as a new species, Masillastrix blattophaga, in a study published Nov. 2 in Current Biology.
