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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StudyFinds on MSN‘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.
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ZME Science on MSNThis 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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New Scientist on MSNAncient 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 ...
A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...
Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...
Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai that was completed following ...
A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest ...
The fossilized 69-million-year-old skull of the oldest known modern bird has been discovered. The early relatives of ducks and geese lived in Antarctica at around the same time Tyrannosaurus rex ...
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