Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird

A Cretaceous Period bird called Vegavis iaai pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with nautilus-like ammonites and marine reptiles called plesiosaurs nearby, about 69 million years ago, is seen in this illustration image released on February...

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