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 the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new research.
Cretaceous fossil from Antarctica reveals earliest modern bird
Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ancestors of today's waterfowl,
Fossilised 69-million-year-old skull of oldest known modern bird discovered
The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era.
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era is oldest ‘modern’ bird
VEGA ISLAND: 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, scientists now have identified this waterfowl as the oldest-known member of the lineage spanning all birds alive today.
Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered
A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.
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 ...
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 ...
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Unearthed Secrets: Cretaceous Drama and Dinosaur Origins
A newly discovered fossil reveals a dramatic Cretaceous encounter between a crocodile and a young pterosaur named Cryodrakon ...
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National Treasure: The Fearsome Science Behind the T. rex, the King of the Dinosaurs
Known for its massive size, powerful jaws and razor-sharp teeth, the Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the most fearsome predators of the Late Cretaceous period.
Fossil reveals Cretaceous drama of a croc attack on a flying reptile
About 76 million years ago, a juvenile of one of the largest flying creatures in Earth's history, called Cryodrakon boreas, ...
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Dramatic Cretaceous Encounter: Crocodile vs. Pterosaur
Scientists have discovered a fossil in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park depicting an ancient predator-prey encounter.
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 that lived alongside the dinosaurs.
66 million-year-old fish vomit from time of the dinosaurs found in Denmark
Amateur fossil hunter Peter Bennicke made a “truly unusual find”, as the fossilised vomit now resides in the Museum of East ...