Eogranivora edentulata Zheng et al., 2018
Systematics: Aves Pygostylia Euornithes Ornithurimorpha
Size: 25 cm long
Type Horizon and Locality: Early Cretaceous, Yixian Formation (Early Aptian), Lingyuan, Laioning Province, China
Type Specimen: SRM 35-3, nearly complete articulated skeleton
The fossil of this primitive bird was first mistaken for a specimen of the related Hongshanornis. It has a toothless robust beak and was a seed eater, thus its name. It was terrestrial rather than arboreal.
February 11, 2018
References:
Zheng, X., O'Connor, J. K., Wang, X., Wang, Y., & Zhou, Z. (2018, January). Reinterpretation of a previously described Jehol bird clarifies early trophic evolution in the Ornithuromorpha. In Proc. R. Soc. B (Vol. 285, No. 1871, p. 20172494). The Royal Society.
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