Anteavis crurilongus
"before birds"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Anteavis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Triassic (231.4–225.9 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
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.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Anteavis — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.