Brevirostruavis Brevirostruavis

"short rostrum bird"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Brevirostruavis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (120–113 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Brevirostruavis (meaning “short rostrum bird”) is a genus of Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning, China. The type and only species is Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus.

What we know

  • Named by Li et al., 2021.
  • Fossils found in China.