A fossilised bird skull found in Antarctica reveals evolutionary links between Vegavis iaai and modern waterfowl species.
A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...
"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.
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‘Weird and wonderful’: Antarctic fossil forces scientists to redraw the bird family treeDiscover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.
A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern birdA newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...
An Antarctic discovery might offer new insights into the origins of modern birds. The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of ...
A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...
Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai that was completed following ...
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This 69-Million-Year-Old Duck-like Skull Reveals How Modern Birds Survived the DinosaursThe discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.
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