Rare fossil goose may rewrite story of New Zealand’s giant flightless birds

A new fossil goose species, Meterchen luti, was discovered in ancient lake deposits.

This finding challenges previous assumptions about New Zealand's bird evolution and its history.

Scientists re-examined existing goose fossils and identified this previously undescribed small goose.

The discovery suggests a more complex avian evolutionary past than previously understood.

This ancient goose lineage likely disappeared without leaving any surviving descendants. ...