Vegavis's a genus of extinct bird that lived during the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian stage) of Antarctica, some 65 mya. It belonged to the clade Anseriformes. Among modern birds, Vegavis's most closely related to ducks and geese (Anatidae), but it isn't considered to be a direct ancestor of them. The discovery of the type species, Vegavis iaai, demonstrates that the major groups of bird alive today had already diversified in the Cretaceous. This supports the longstanding phylogenetic inferenc… (More on Vegavis)