Longicrusavis houi Longicrusavis

Longicrusavis (meaning “long shin bird” in Latin) is an extinct genus of basal ornithuromorph bird found only at Dawangzhangzi village in Liaoning Province, China. Longicrusavis was a ground dwelling carnivore, a wader, and part of biological family Hongshanornithidae, considered to have been a dominant species in the Jehol Biota, the prehistoric Chinese ecosystem which supported them. The name Hongshanornithidae refers to one of China’s oldest recorded cultures in the region, the Hongshan culture.