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Scientists Uncover a 69-Million-Year-Old Bird Skull—Could This Be the Oldest Modern Bird Ever?
The discovery of Vegavis iaai’s skull supports the theory that at least some modern bird lineages survived the extinction event and continued evolving into the species we see today. The story of ...
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An 80-Million-Year-Old Bird Skull Fossil Was Found In Brazil, And It's One Of The Rarest Finds Of Its Kind
The researchers were able to use advanced micro-CT scanning technology to digitally reconstruct the bird's skull and brain with extraordinary detail. "This fossil is so truly one-of-a-kind that I ...
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A 69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica has been identified as a relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest known modern bird. It belongs to a species that was first identified two ...
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Bizarre cretaceous bird from China shows evolutionarily decoupled skull and body
Now, a new, complete 120-million-year-old fossil bird from China further complicates this issue by exhibiting a dinosaur-like skull articulated with a bird-like body. In addition, the fossil ...