Bird
Vegavis
Vegavis was an aquatic bird whose fossils are important for studying the early history of waterfowl-like lineages.
Vegavis was an aquatic bird whose fossils are important for studying the early history of waterfowl-like lineages. Its body represents a very different aerial-and-aquatic design from a small feathered theropod.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Vegavis at a glance
- Diet
- Fish-eating
- Its feeding anatomy is associated with taking fish and other aquatic prey.
- When it lived
- Late Cretaceous
- Group
- Aves
- Aves
Beyond the game
The real Vegavis
Vegavis was an aquatic bird whose fossils are important for studying the early history of waterfowl-like lineages. Its body represents a very different aerial-and-aquatic design from a small feathered theropod.
Its skeleton supports comparisons with aquatic bird lineages. The fossil is relevant to questions about the early history and relationships of waterfowl-like birds.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- Cretaceous Antarctic bird skull elucidates early avian ecological diversity
- Paleobiology Database: Vegavis iaai
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