Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.
Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...
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This Prehistoric Duck-Like Creature May Be The Earliest Modern Bird Ever DiscoveredIn 1992, a paleontologist unearthed the fossil of a prehistoric bird called "Vegavis iaai" in Antarctica and hypothesized that it was an early relative of today's ducks and geese. However, because the ...
The discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.
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Scientists Uncover a 69-Million-Year-Old Bird Skull—Could This Be the Oldest Modern Bird Ever?A 69-million-year-old fossilized skull unearthed in Antarctica could rewrite the history of modern birds. The nearly complete ...
Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new ...
The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...
A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.
The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...
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