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The skull of Vegavis iaai from the Cretaceous of Antarctica settles the affinities of this mysterious bird. New work shows it belonged to the group that includes modern waterfowl www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fossil bird skull suggests Antarctic waterfowl survived Cretaceous mass extinction
Early waterfowl showed a pursuit-diving lifestyle enabled by enhanced jaw muscles.
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February 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The skull of Vegavis iaai from the Cretaceous of Antarctica settles the affinities of this mysterious bird. New work shows it belonged to the group that includes modern waterfowl www.nature.com/articles/d41...
View from a Rockies walk…
December 1, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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