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69-million-year-old duck-like bird from dinosaur era discovered in Antarctica
This evidence comes from a nearly complete, 69-million-year-old skull of an extinct bird, named Vegavis iaai. The fossil is ...
66 million years ago, Antarctica was lush, temperate, and home to the oldest modern bird and T-Rex
A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern ...
Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...
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Scientists discover skull of oldest known modern bird
The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...