Rapaxavis pani
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Rapaxavis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- 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.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Rapaxavis — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.