In 1992, a paleontologist unearthed the fossil of a prehistoric bird called "Vegavis iaai" in Antarctica and hypothesized that it was an early relative of today's ducks and geese. However, because the ...

In the three-point attitude and descending straight ahead, you are utterly ignorant of anything that lies in front of you.

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Ancient bird Vegavis iaai, unearthed near Antarctica, holds the record as oldest lineage ancestor of all current birds. Fossil predates asteroid strike by three million years. Scientific community ...

Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...

In the icy wilderness of Antarctica, where glaciers now dominate the landscape, scientists have unearthed a fossil that ...

A 69-million-year-old fossilized skull unearthed in Antarctica could rewrite the history of modern birds. The nearly complete ...

A trip to a local pond brings a whole new respect knowing the beaked inhabitants evolved when T-Rexes were still around.

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A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.

Vegavis, an ancient bird from Antarctica, identified as the oldest modern bird ancestor with specialized fish-hunting adaptations.

In recent scientific breakthroughs, fossils of a waterfowl dating back to the dinosaur era were discovered in Antarctica, revealing this bird as the oldest 'modern' bird ancestor. Research also has ...