Martinavis Martinavis

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Martinavis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (75–70 Mya)
Place
North America · Argentina · France
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Martinavis is a genus of enantiornithine birds which existed in what is now southern France, North America and Salta Province, Argentina during the late Cretaceous period. It was named by Cyril A. Walker, Eric Buffetaut and Gareth J. Dyke in 2007, and the type species is Martinavis cruzyensis.

What we know

  • Named by Walker, Buffetaut & Dyke, 2007.
  • Fossils found in North America and Argentina.