A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.

Our palaeontologist Professor Paul Barrett explains how this understanding of dinosaur evolution ... flying birds – probably started about 160 million years ago. It was possibly due to a move by some ...

You can map all of those things out and that can tell you the narrative of how evolution took a dinosaur and turned it into a bird.” “We can also calibrate that tree to time,” explains the ...

scientists are gaining insights into the biology, behavior and ecology of extinct dinosaurs. These unassuming birds, being modern-day relatives of T. rex, are a testament to the breadth evolution ...