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This massive circular structure is made entirely of mammoth bones and skulls. DNA now offers clues about how Ice Age hunters built it
Somewhere in the frozen plains of southwestern Russia, a 40-foot circle of mammoth bones and tusks has stood for over 24,000 ...
Arkansas could soon have an official state duck
A bill filed Wednesday could soon crown the mallard duck as Arkansas' official state duck. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jack ...
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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 ...
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68 Million-Year-Old Antarctic Fossil Proves Existence Of Dinosaur-Era Ducks
A trip to a local pond brings a whole new respect knowing the beaked inhabitants evolved when T-Rexes were still around.
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69-million-year-old duck-like bird from dinosaur era discovered in Antarctica
The Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird,Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with ammonites and plesiosaurs forcompany. 66 million years ...
7 ancient animals that have survived for millions of years
Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...
66 million years ago, Antarctica was lush, temperate, and home to the oldest modern bird and T-Rex
A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.
66-million-year-old vomit from the dinosaur era reveals ocean secrets
A fossil hunter in Denmark discovered a piece of 66-million-year-old vomit at the Cliffs of Stevns, containing parts of sea ...
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Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era is oldest ‘modern’ bird
VEGA ISLAND: Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today’s loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in ...
69-million-year-old fossil reveals ancient diving bird in Antarctica
Vegavis, an ancient bird from Antarctica, identified as the oldest modern bird ancestor with specialized fish-hunting adaptations.
Ancient ‘ostrich-like’ creature — 73 million years old — found as new species in Mexico
Now, more than a decade later, new analysis of the fossils has found that they belong to a new 73-million-year-old species, according to a study published Jan. 28 in the peer-reviewed journal ...
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 ...