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Ancient relative of geese is earliest known modern bird

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66 million years ago, Antarctica was lush, temperate, and home to the oldest modern bird and T-Rex

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.

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Ancient bird skull from Antarctica might be from early duck relative

The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of modern birds were already in place 69 million years ago. Birds evolved from dinosaurs millions of years ago – but the route from these avian ancestors to now is largely mysterious.

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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird

A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and geese that lived 69 million years ago

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After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

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The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

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First bird to roam Earth after dinosaurs were killed by asteroid revealed and it’s a relative of much-loved species

THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The ...

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