Avisaurus

"bird lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Avisaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (68–66 Mya)
Place
North America
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Avisauridae

Avisaurus (meaning “bird lizard”) is a genus of enantiornithine avialan from the Late Cretaceous of North America.

What we know

  • Named by Brett-Surman & Paul, 1985.
  • Fossils found in North America.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Avisaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.