Rapaxavis pani Rapaxavis

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Rapaxavis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (113 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Longipterygidae

Rapaxavis a genus of enantiornithean bird. It has been found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, People’s Republic of China.

In 2006 a specimen was reported, discovered by Pan Lijun at Xiaioyugou near the town of Lianhe, and referred to Longirostravis.

What we know

  • Named by Morschhauser et al., 2009.
  • Fossils found in China.