Imparavis attenboroughi Imparavis

"odd bird"

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

Imparavis (meaning “odd bird”) is an extinct genus of enantiornithean birds from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-aged) Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The genus contains a single species, I. attenboroughi, known from a well-preserved skeleton.

What we know

  • Named by Wang et al., 2024.
  • Fossils found in China.