110--VEGAVIS IAAI

project: DINOSAURIA
specimen 110

VEGAVIS IAAI
"Instituto Antartico Argentino's Bird from Vega Island"
Clarke et al., 2005
Length: 61cm (2ft)
Weight: 2.2kg (5lbs.)
Location: Vega Island, Antarctica
Era: Maastrichtian age, upper Cretaceous (65 million years ago)

Classification:
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Avetheropoda
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aviremigia
Paraves
Avialae
Ornithurae
Ornithoraces
Euornithes
Carinatae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Galloanserae
Anseriformes
Anatoidea

Notes:
While the type specimen is not in the greatest of shape, Vegavis, which appears to be an early member of the duck/goose/swan lineage, is one of the best and clearest examples of truly modern birds living in the Mesozoic.