Ancient Goose Fossil Challenges Long-Held Theories About New Zealand Birds
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Ancient Goose Fossil Challenges Long-Held Theories About New Zealand Birds
A newly described fossil goose shows that New Zealand’s bird history involved repeated arrivals, extinctions, and rapid island evolution. A rare fossil goose found in the remains of an ancient lake in Central Otago is changing how scientists understand the bird history of Aotearoa New Zealand, according to a researcher at the University of Otago [...]
A new goose fossil found in St Bathans, New Zealand, is challenging established theories about the evolution of birds in the region. The discovery suggests that the avifaunal history of Aotearoa is more complex than previously believed. The St Bathans goose fossil was found in sediments of an ancient lake in Central Otago and belongs to a new species, called Meterchen luti. The research was led by Associate Professor Nic Rawlence of the Universi…
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