Neuquenornis
Neuquenornis was a small, flying bird that lived in what is now Argentina during the time of the dinosaurs. It had long legs and hooked claws, perfect for perching in trees and grabbing food on the ground or in shallow water.1
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Neuquenornis belonged to a group of ancient birds called enantiornithes, which had teeth and claws on their wings.1
Its name means 'flying bird from Neuquén Province' because its fossils were found in that part of Argentina.1
This bird lived about 85 to 83 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1
Scientists think Neuquenornis was an active flyer, based on the shape of its wing and shoulder bones.2
A nesting colony has been linked to Neuquenornis, suggesting it buried its eggs like modern megapode birds.1
The only known fossil of Neuquenornis is a nearly complete skeleton, including a skull, found in the Río Colorado Formation.2

Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Neuquenornis
- Bautizado por
- Chiappe and Calvo 19943
- Grupo
- Aves primitivas
- Familia / clado
- Avisauridae3
- Clasificación
- Theropoda > Avialae3
- Idade das rochas
- de 86 a 84 millóns de anos (Santonian)3
- Formacións rochosas
- Bajo de la Carpa3
- Países
- Arxentina3
- Rexistros fósiles
- 2 na Paleobiology Database3
- Descubrimento
- Neuquenornis was named and described by Luis M. Chiappe and Jorge O. Calvo in 1994, based on a fossil found in Patagonia, Argentina.31
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists are still debating exactly how Neuquenornis is related to other enantiornithine birds. Some studies place it near Avisaurus, while others think it is closer to Concornis and Cathayornis.1
De onde veñen os datos
- Neuquenornis (en.wikipedia.org)
- Neuquenornis volans , a new Late Cretaceous bird (Enantiornithes: Avisauridae) from Patagonia, Argentina (tandfonline.com)
- Neuquenornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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