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New fossil goose species found in NZ may reshape understanding of bird evolution

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Scientists have identified a new fossil goose species, Meterchen luti, from ancient lake deposits in New Zealand. The discovery came after researchers re-examined previously known goose fossils and recognized them as belonging to an undescribed species. The find challenges long-held assumptions about the evolutionary history of New Zealand's birds, suggesting a more complex avian past. Notably, this ancient goose lineage appears to have died out without producing any living descendants.

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