Camptodontornis
Camptodontornis was a tiny bird that lived in the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago. It had a long, toothy beak and probably ate meat like a mini hunter. This bird is known from a complete skeleton found in China.41
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Camptodontornis belongs to a group of ancient birds called enantiornithines, which were the most common birds in the Cretaceous.1
Its name was changed from Camptodontus to Camptodontornis because the original name was already used for a beetle.1
The skeleton of Camptodontornis was found in the Jiufotang Formation, a rock layer famous for many other bird and dinosaur fossils.41
Camptodontornis lived during the Aptian age, about 121 to 113 million years ago.4
This bird is part of the family Longipterygidae, which includes other long-beaked birds like Longipteryx and Rapaxavis.4
Most asked questions about Camptodontornis
?What did Camptodontornis eat?
Camptodontornis probably ate meat, like a mini hunter, based on its long, toothy beak. A close relative, Longipteryx, was frugivorous (ate seeds), but Camptodontornis itself is thought to have been a meat-eater.31
?How big was Camptodontornis?
Camptodontornis was a tiny bird. Its close relative Longipteryx had a wingspan of about 46.3 cm and weighed about 193 g, so Camptodontornis was likely similar in size.3
?Is Camptodontornis a dinosaur?
Yes, Camptodontornis is a bird, and birds are a type of dinosaur called avialan dinosaurs. So it is a dinosaur, just like modern birds.3
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- Scientific name
- Camptodontornis
- Named by
- Demirjian 20194
- Group
- Early birds
- Family / clade
- Longipterygidae4
- Classification
- Theropoda > Avialae4
- Age of the rocks
- 121 to 113 million years (Aptian)4
- Rock formations
- Jiufotang4
- Countries
- China4
- Fossil records
- 1 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Camptodontornis was first named Camptodontus yangi by Li, Gong, Zhang, Yang, and Hou in 2010. In 2019, Vahe Demirjian renamed it Camptodontornis because the old name was already taken by a beetle.14
- Still debated
- Scientists are still debating exactly how Camptodontornis used its long, toothy beak for feeding.4
Where the facts come from
- Camptodontornis gen. nov., a replacement name for the bird genus Camptodontus Li, Gong, Zhang, Yang, and Hou, 2010, a junior homonym of Camptodontus Dejean, 1826 | Zootaxa (biotaxa.org)
- Longipteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
- Longipteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
- Camptodontornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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