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Earliest modern bird lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...
Live Science on MSN9d
Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered
A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...
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Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
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Dino Birds
A stark contrast to the feathers of flying dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx and most modern-day birds. But with a wealth of feathered dinosaur fossils found in just a few years, scientists have pieced ...
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Cretaceous fossil from Antarctica reveals earliest modern bird
Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai that was completed following ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
The fossil suggests that modern birds evolved before the dinosaur-killing asteroid, perhaps in Antarctica Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent An illustration of the Vegavis iaai diving for fish ...
Inside the origins of modern Valentine's Day celebrations
Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic ...
First bird to roam Earth after dinosaurs were killed by asteroid revealed and it’s a relative of much-loved species
THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The feathered creature thrived during the Cretaceous period, and continued to do so ...
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69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica is oldest ‘modern’ bird
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Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird
Most modern bird fossils that had been unearthed at that ... While Vegavis resembled present-day waterfowl in some ways, other features didn’t fit the mold. For instance, the study noted that ...
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Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
Most modern bird fossils that had been unearthed at that ... While Vegavis resembled present-day waterfowl in some ways, other features didn’t fit the mold. For instance, the study noted that ...