Scientists Just Found The Oldest Modern Bird Buried in the Antarctic Ice
For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...
Fossil of oldest known modern bird unearthed in Antarctica
A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...
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‘Weird and wonderful’: Antarctic fossil forces scientists to redraw the bird family tree
In a nutshell A newly discovered 69-million-year-old bird skull from Antarctica proves that modern birds were already diverse ...
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Bird beaks offer insight into the species
Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. Our education ...
69-Million-Year-Old Fossil Bird Skull in Antarctica Sheds Light on Waterfowl Evolution
A fossilised bird skull found in Antarctica reveals evolutionary links between Vegavis iaai and modern waterfowl species.
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Dinosaur-Era Bird Skull Sheds Light on Avian Evolution
A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the early evolution of ...
WA kayaker captures sad video of tangled darter bird at Kent Street Weir in Wilson
Hasan Iscel was kayaking at Kent Street Weir in Wilson on Thursday when he discovered a darter bird that couldn’t open its ...
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Rare bird skull from the age of dinosaurs helps illuminate avian evolution
A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...
First bird to roam Earth after dinosaurs were killed by asteroid revealed and it’s a relative of much-loved species
THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The ...