Castignovolucris sebei Castignovolucris
"Castigno valley bird"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Castignovolucris 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (74–72 Mya)
- Place
- France
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria
Castignovolucris (meaning “Castigno valley bird”) is an extinct genus of enantornithe bird from the Late Cretaceous “continental red clays” of the Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation of France. It contains a single species, C. sebei, which was named and described in 2023.
What we know
- Named by Buffetaut, Angst & Tong, 2023.
- Fossils found in France.