A newly studied Vegavis iaai skull from Antarctica confirms that modern bird lineages, like ducks and geese, were evolving ...

Scientists have found a Jurassic-age fossil in China that changes our understanding of bird evolution. The fossil, named ...

A newly discovered fossil provides strong evidence that modern birds lived alongside dinosaurs. The 69-million-year-old skull ...

Recently, paleontologists Dr. John-Paul Zonneveld, Dr. Sarah Naone, and Dr. Brooks Britt described the discovery and ...

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.

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Among the many unique qualities of this long-extinct Antarctic bird, it seems to have been the earliest creature that could ...

Unlike findings in Madagascar and Argentina, where ancient birds had teeth and long tails, it seems Antarctica had a unique development path for birds.

An Antarctic discovery might offer new insights into the origins of modern birds. The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of ...

Prehistoric bird skull provides insight into emergence of modern birds and resiliency of life during mass extinctions Gabriel Scotto APG Media Feb 18, 2025 ...