The fossilized 69-million-year-old skull of the ... of fish and other prey – a feeding method unlike that of modern waterfowl and more like that of some other birds such as grebes and loons.

An Antarctic discovery might offer new insights into the origins of modern birds. The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of ...

So how are birds of prey different from other birds? MIKE: Birds of prey have got some special features. If you look at this skull here. This is from a tawny owl. All birds of prey have got very ...

The skull itself is long, with a pointed beak and a brain shape that is unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era, which includes the Cretaceous Period. The features ...

This discovery provides unprecedented insights into how birds evolved ... in the skull where jaw muscles attached) and a narrow, pointed beak perfect for catching prey underwater.

Vegavis appears to have been ecologically specialized to pursue fish and other prey underwater ... Functionally, its skull is similar to that of loons and grebes - birds that snap their jaws ...

Vegavis appears to have been ecologically specialized to pursue fish and other prey underwater ... Functionally, its skull is similar to that of loons and grebes - birds that snap their jaws ...

The skull itself is long, with a pointed beak and a brain shape that is unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era, which includes the Cretaceous Period. The features, ...