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,
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.
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 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.
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.
This 69-Million-Year-Old Duck-like Skull Reveals How Modern Birds Survived the Dinosaurs
The discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.
Remarkable Fossil Discovery Hints at Antarctic Origins of All Modern Birds
A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study has found. The fossil is a specimen of a species called Vegavis iaai, which lived around 69 million years ago – more than 2 million years before the mass extinction that wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs.
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.
Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a team of researchers has analyzed a 69-million-year-old fossil belonging to the long-extinct bird Vegavis iaai that could put the discussion to rest.
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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Aker BP, partners discover dry well in North Sea’s Njargasas prospect
Aker BP and its partners have discovered a dry well in the Njargasas prospect of Norwegian North Sea. The wildcat well 35/6-5 S in production licence 1110 was awarded in February 2021 as part of the ...
66-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Is Found in Denmark
In the Cretaceous period, a shark or another kind of fish found sea lilies less than digestible. What you might expect ...
Prehistoric puke offers clues about ancient sea predators’ diets
Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit.
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Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
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.
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Canadian fossil suggests crocodilians ate pterosaurs in the late cretaceous period
According to a new publication in the Journal of Paleontology, a juvenile pterosaur vertebrae fossil, commonly known as a ...
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Experts Declare a 66-Million-Year-Old Fish's Vomit as a National Treasure, Call it world's most famous puke ever'
Experts Declare a 66-Million-Year-Old Fish's Vomit as a National Treasure, Call it world's most famous puke ever' A fossil ...