69-million-year-old duck-like bird from dinosaur era discovered in Antarctica
This evidence comes from a nearly complete, 69-million-year-old skull of an extinct bird, named Vegavis iaai. The fossil is the oldest known modern bird, an early relative of ducks and geese. This extinct bird inhabited the shallow oceans off the coast of Antarctica during the reign of T.
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.
Collagen discovered in 70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil
The findings shed light on how proteins like collagen may survive for millions of years within dinosaur bones.
Scientists Think the World's Oldest Dinosaur Fossils May Still Be Awaiting Discovery
That sentiment stems from a new paper published in Current Biology which posits that dinosaur fossils older than we’ve ever seen may still be out there. The trouble is, they're probably near-impossible to reach.
Discovery of collagen in fossil bone could unlock new insights into dinosaurs
For many years, it was widely believed that fossils no longer contained any original organic molecules as the fossilization process was thought to destroy them.
Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
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.
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.
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.
A new species of dinosaur has been discovered that could be the gateway to a type of creature not known until now
A new species of dinosaur has been discovered by a group of Chinese paleontologists at Yunnan University. It is an ...
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Where did dinosaurs come from? Scientists think they figured it out
Study suggests dinosaurs originated in the Amazon, but their fossils are missing. They started as small, bipedal creatures in ...
New dinosaur species emerges from pre-WWII fossil photos
The dinosaur was about as big as a Tyrannosaurus rex and had a unique nasal horn and symmetrical teeth that it used to eat ...
Giant Megalosaurus Tracks Found in Stunning Discovery of Ancient Jurassic “Superhighway”
Scientists from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have discovered a vast quarry floor covered with hundreds of ...
Dinosaur bone bitten by croc-like creature discovered
The bone was unearthed by researchers from the University of Reading.
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Dino’s return to Topeka – KCDC details new prehistoric exhibit
Laura Burton with the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center (KCDC) joined the 27 News Morning crew with a look into the center’s ...