A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica has provided evidence of the oldest known modern bird—a species closely related to today’s waterfowl, about the size of a mallard duck, according to a ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Oldest-ever modern bird fossil found in Europe has been nicknamed the “Wonderchicken ...

Few subjects in evolutionary theory have posed such intriguing puzzles for so long as the origin of birds. Evidence of avian beginnings has been elusive in the fossil record because birds' light ...

Artist’s reconstruction of the world’s last known toothed bird, Janavis finalidens. This reconstruction is based on the original fossil bones of Janavis and comparisons with its close relative ...

rex. Our knowledge of these creatures is constantly changing as new fossils are unearthed. Scientists now know that dinosaurs evolved bird-like characteristics long before the appearance of ...