Vegavis likely lived in nearshore marine environments, diving for fish in the cool waters while sharing the landscape with dinosaurs like Imperobator and Morrosaurus. Its ability to thrive in this ...

It belongs to a species that was first identified two decades ago named Vegavis iaai, which lived in the late Cretaceous Period alongside the last dinosaurs. But because only fragments of skulls ...

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An artist’s interpretation of Vegavis iaai diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with ammonites and plesiosaurs for company. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Vegavis was first reported 20 years ago by ... final frontier for humanity’s understanding of life during the Age of Dinosaurs.” O’Connor added: “Large-scale projects like this one ...

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. 66 million years ago ...

A recent study found a nearly complete skull in Antarctica that may belong to an ancient ancestor of ducks and geese called Vegavis iaai. This species lived around 68 million years ago.

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. Disclaimer ...

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's ... Island near the Antarctic Peninsula of the ancient bird named Vegavis iaai dates to about 69 million years ago, approximately ...

Birds that lived among the dinosaurs were barely recognizable when compared with today’s bird species. Many sported bizarre features such as toothed beaks and long, bony tails. Vegavis ...

This species lived around 68 million years ago, during the time of dinosaurs like the T. rex. Researchers believe Vegavis iaai is the oldest known modern bird. Its brain structure and long beak ...