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Otogornis

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Ate: MeatEarly birdsEarly Cretaceous

Otogornis was a small, toothed bird that lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 125 million years ago. It flew over what is now Inner Mongolia in China, snapping up insects and other small prey with its beak.1 2

Lived

126 to 121 million years ago5

Early Cretaceous

Fossils found in

Inner Mongolia, China (Jingchuan Formation)1

Food

Meat2

Length

0.15 m4

Weight

0.042 kg4

Height

0.07 m4

at the hips

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

How big was it?

How long was it?

How tall was it?

at the hips

How heavy was it?

as heavy as 0.5 bananas

lighter than a house cat

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Fun facts

Otogornis belongs to a group of ancient birds called Enantiornithes, which had teeth and clawed wings, unlike modern birds.1 2

Its scientific name, Otogornis genghisi, honors the famous Mongol leader Genghis Khan.1

Otogornis lived during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous, a time when dinosaurs still ruled the land.1

The fossils of Otogornis were found in the Jingchuan Formation, which was once a lush, wet environment with rivers and lakes.1

Scientists classify Otogornis as a type of avialan dinosaur, meaning it is more closely related to birds than to non-avian dinosaurs like T. rex.2

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Scientific name: Otogornis
Named by: Hou 19945
Group: Early birds
Family / clade: Enantiornithes5
Classification: Theropoda > Avialae5
Age of the rocks: 126 to 121 million years (Barremian)5
Rock formations: Jingchuan5
Countries: China5
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database5
Discovery: Otogornis was named by Chinese paleontologist Hou Lianhai in 1994, based on fossils from Inner Mongolia.1 3

Where the facts come from

Otogornis (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Otogornis (Otogornis sp.) - Avibase (avibase.bsc-eoc.org)
Otogornis – Encyklopedia Dinozaury.com (encyklopedia.dinozaury.com)
Otogornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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