Zhyraornis kashkarovi
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Zhyraornis 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (92 Mya)
- Place
- Uzbekistan
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Alexornithidae
Zhyraornis is a genus of prehistoric bird from the late Cretaceous period (middle Turonian, 92 mya). Its fossils have been found in Bissekty Formation deposits near Dzharakuduk in the Kyzyl Kum, Uzbekistan. Two species have been assigned to this genus: Zhyraornis kashkarovi and Zhyraornis logunovi. Both are known only from partial pelvic bones (synsacra).
What we know
- Named by Nesov, 1984.
- Fossils found in Uzbekistan.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Zhyraornis — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.