Everything about Vegavis totally explained
Vegavis is a recently described
genus of extinct
bird that lived during the
Late Cretaceous Epoch (
Maastrichtian Age) in
Antarctica, some 65
mya. It belonged to the order
Anseriformes. Among modern birds,
Vegavis is most closely related to
ducks and
geese (
Anatidae), but it isn't considered to be a direct ancestor of them.
The discovery of the
type species,
Vegavis iaai, has been hailed as the first proof that relatives of modern birds lived alongside non-
avian dinosaurs.
The
Vegavis fossil (
MLP 93-I-3-1) was found in the
Cape Lamb deposits of
Vega Island, Antarctica, in
1992, but was only described as a new species in
2005 because it consists of the very delicate remains of one bird embedded in a
concretion which had to be meticulously prepared for study.
CT scans were utilized to gain a clearer picture of the bone structure without running danger of damaging or destroying the bones.
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