The skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

Skull of ancient bird Vegavis is 69 million years old Key traits define Vegavis as anatomically modern bird Antarctica had a temperate climate during Cretaceous Period Feb 5 (Reuters) - Near the ...

A recent study proposes that Antarctica’s isolated location shielded it from the catastrophe that wiped out the dinosaurs. It was likely a safe haven for the earliest members of the waterfowl ...

Matthew Lamanna of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, "Antarctica is in many ways the final frontier for humanity's understanding of life during the Age of Dinosaurs." Dr. Torres was supported at ...

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 ...