Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...
A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.
A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...
Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.
The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...
Scientists have revealed that a 69-million-year-old animal skull discovered in Antarctica belongs to the oldest known modern ...
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Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discoveredA new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...
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This 69-Million-Year-Old Duck-like Skull Reveals How Modern Birds Survived the DinosaursThe discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.
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