Vegavis - Wikipedia
Vegavis is a genus of extinct bird that lived in Antarctica during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The type and only species is Vegavis iaai, representing one of the earliest known …
Fossil bird skull suggests Antarctic waterfowl survived ... - Nature
1 day ago · The fossilized skull of a bird called Vegavis, which lived in the Antarctic some 68.7 million years ago, confirms it was an early member of the waterfowl group. However, the skull …
Ancient bird skull from Antarctica might be from early duck relative
1 day ago · 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 …
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
2 days ago · Vegavis’ long beak and brain shape place it in the group that includes all modern birds and represents the earliest evidence of birds’ eventual widespread distribution across the …
An ancestor of ducks and geese paddled and dove alongside
1 day ago · Vegavis iaai, shown in this artist’s illustration, was an ancient ancestor of ducks adapted to dive underwater and hunt for fish. Mark Witton
Remarkable Fossil Discovery Hints at Antarctic Origins of All …
1 day ago · A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study has found. The fossil is a specimen of a species …
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
1 day ago · A life reconstruction of Vegavis iaai, a late Cretaceous loon-size bird diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with ammonites and plesiosaurs for …
Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the …
1 day ago · A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era is oldest ‘modern’ bird
1 day ago · New fossil unearthed of ancient bird named Vegavis iaai dates to about 69 million years ago.
Earth's first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years …
1 day ago · A newly discovered and nearly complete fossilized skull found in rocks on the Antarctic peninsula belonged to Vegavis iaai, an ancient bird previously known only from …
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