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Vegavis
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Vegavis is a genus of extinct bird that lived in Antarctica during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous, around 66.5 million years ago.[1] The type species is Vegavis iaai. Vegavis was considered to be a member of Anseriformes within Galloanserae,[2] but this claim has not been supported by recent studies.[3][4][5]
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Vegavis | |
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Fossils displayed in Japan | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Avialae |
Order: | †Vegaviiformes |
Family: | †Vegaviidae |
Genus: | †Vegavis Clarke et al. 2005 |
Species: | †V. iaai |
Binomial name | |
†Vegavis iaai Clarke et al. 2005 | |
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