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| Not exactly Vegavis, but close enough to make the point |
Did so-called modern birds evolve already before the great extinction event 66 million years ago? Specifically "Vegavis iaai", a bird classified as an anseriform (think ducks, geese and so on).
According to the article linked below, anseriforms and galliforms are the two oldest groups among modern birds. If it quacks like a crown bird...
I admit I had no idea, I mean, shouldn´t it be ratites or something?!
Fossil of ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica
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