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A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

Study leader Dr Kirstie Jones-Williams, a PhD student working with British Antarctic Survey (BAS), said the findings ...

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A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...

“The new fossil shows Vegavis is undoubtedly ... University when he conducted the research, said the discovery of the Vegavis fossil in Antarctica and a fossil of an extinct bird species known ...