Anteavis crurilongus Anteavis
"before birds"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Anteavis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Triassic (231.4–225.9 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria
Anteavis (“before birds”) is an extinct genus of early theropod dinosaurs known from the Late Triassic (Carnian age) Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Anteavis crurilongus, known from a partial skeleton and skull.
What we know
- Named by Martínez et al., 2025.
- Fossils found in Argentina.