Enantiornis Enantiornis

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Enantiornis 1.2 m (3.9 ft) long
2 people holding hands
Length
1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Period
Cretaceous (145–66 Mya)
Place
South America · Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Enantiornis is a genus of Enantiornithes. The type and only currently accepted species E. leali is from the Late Cretaceous Lecho Formation at El Brete, Argentina. It was described from specimen PVL-4035, a coracoid, proximal scapula and proximal humerus found close to each other and suspected to represent the left shoulder of a single individual.

What we know

  • Named by Walker, 1981.
  • Body length estimated at about 1.2 m.
  • Fossils found in South America and Argentina.