Neobohaiornis lamadongensis Neobohaiornis

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You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Neobohaiornis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (119 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Bohaiornithidae

Neobohaiornis is an extinct genus of bohaiornithid enantiornithean birds from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-aged) Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The genus contains a single species, N. lamadongensis, known from a well-preserved skeleton with feather impressions.

What we know

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