Dinosaurs also have "night owls"

Bird-faced dragon image source: Viktor Radermaker

A little bird-like dinosaur with long legs and muscular clawed forearms, but the most interesting thing is that it is also a "night owl".

This strange creature was first discovered in the mid-1990s, but a new analysis of its inner ear bones suggests that it may be a nocturnal "killer", just like modern owls.

In the new study, Jonah Choiniere of the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and his colleagues performed a 3D scan of the inner ear of the Ornithocephalus and found that it has a very large hearing pot, which is responsible for hearing.

"When we accidentally discovered this structure, it immediately caused all these problems.

Researchers discovered that the only bird that has the same size as the bird-faced dragon is the barn owl, which is a nocturnal hunter with extraordinary hearing and night vision capabilities.

The researchers then analyzed the 3D scans of the bird’s face dragon skull fossils, which included the eye structure called the scleral ring, which provided clues to the animal’s night vision level.

Most birds and dinosaurs have ears and eyes suitable for foraging during the day.

"While studying the past, we really need to study the present.

The researchers reported this result in the US "Science" magazine published a few days ago.

Related paper information: org/10.