Ancient Bird Skull Found

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Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered

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Scientists in Antarctica have discovered what may be the oldest modern bird ever found.

The nearly complete skull belongs to Vegavis iaai, a waterfowl species believed to be the ancient relative of modern-day ducks and geese .

The species lived at the same time as dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex and may have survived the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.

She holds a master's degree in science communication from the University of California , Santa Cruz . Her work has appeared in Drug Discovery News , Science, Eos and Mongabay , among other outlets. She received the 2022 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. Are birds reptiles? Cheating little penguins are big on divorce, and other breeding secrets revealed.

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