Vegavis is a recently discovered genus of extinct birds that lived during the Cretaceous period. It belonged to the order Anseriformes. Among modern birds, Vegavis is most closely related to ducks and geese, but it is not considered to be a direct ancestor of them. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... The Cretaceous period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic period, about 146 million years ago (Ma), to the beginning of the Paleocene epoch of the Tertiary period (65. ... Families  Anhimidae  Anseranatidae  Anatidae The order Anseriformes contains about 150 species of bird in three families: the Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie Goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae bird family. ... Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis Cnemiornis (extinct) † see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ...

The discovery of the type species, Vegavis iaai, has been hailed as the first proof that relatives of modern birds lived alongside dinosaurs. Type specimens When a new species is discovered, more important than creating a new and unique name for the species is developing a reasonably detailed description. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name {{{binomial}}} Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-12-30, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

The Vegavis fossil was found in Antarctica in 1992, but was only identified as a new species in 2004, following the use of CT scans to gain a clearer picture of the bone structure. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CT apparatus in a hospital Computed axial tomography (CAT), computer-assisted tomography, computed tomography, CT, or body section roentgenography is the process of using digital processing to generate a three-dimensional image of the internals of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around...

External links

• 'Dinosaurs Mingled with Cousins of Ducks and Chickens', from Live Science