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 waters off Antarctica. Thanks to a nearly complete fossil skull, ...
Antarctic skull sheds light on ancient birds 69 million years ago
Antarctic skull sheds light on ancient birds 69 million years ago - Antarctica has been called the ‘final frontier’ for ...
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69-million-year-old duck-like bird from dinosaur era discovered in Antarctica
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. 66 million years ...