Paleontologists have found the first complete skull of a controversial prehistoric bird. Known as Vegavis iaai, the bird thrived in late-Cretaceous Antarctica, then a tropical paradise. About a ...

A 69-million-year-old fossilized skull unearthed in Antarctica could rewrite the history of modern birds. The nearly complete ...

An illustration of "Vegavis iaai's" skeleton, with preserved bones depicted in white. Christopher Torres, University of the Pacific. Birds from elsewhere around the globe that date back to the end ...

In 2005, paleontologists first identified Vegavis iaai based on a fossil found in Antarctica, dating back 68 million years. But that specimen was missing most of its skull, ...

An artist’s interpretation of Vegavis iaai diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, ... It can help answer a big open question in bird evolution: ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, ... A digital reconstruction of 69 million-year-old Vegavis iaai shows its long beak.

Around 20 years ago, a team of paleontologists identified Vegavis iaai for the first time, citing a fossil from Antarctica, around 68 million years to 66 million years old.At the time of the ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai—an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now Antarctica during the late Cretaceous period.; A new study, in which ...

Vegavis iaai was an ancient relative of ducks and geese, but it dived for fish like grebes or loons. Mark Witton. A 69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica has been identified as a relative ...

The duck-like Vegavis iaai had strong jaws for snatching fish. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...

Birds evolved from dinosaurs millions of years ago – but the route from these avian ancestors to now is largely mysterious. Scientists now have a new waypoint on this journey, thanks to the discovery ...

The Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird,Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with ammonites and plesiosaurs forcompany.