Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

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For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

A 68-million-year-old Antarctic fossil revealed the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis iaai, a duck-sized diver with traits ...

In a nutshell A newly discovered 69-million-year-old bird skull from Antarctica proves that modern birds were already diverse ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

Team led by National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine ...

A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest known modern bird.

A new study by Ohio University found an important fossil of the oldest known modern bird, which lived in Antarctica when ...

A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...