Brevirostruavis

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus
Temporal range:
Ma
Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus foraging on insects clustered around early flowers.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: †Enantiornithes
Genus: †Brevirostruavis
Li et al., 2021
Species:
†B. macrohyoideus
Binomial name
†Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus
Li et al., 2021

Brevirostruavis (meaning "short rostrum bird") is a genus of Early Cretaceous enenatiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning, China. The type and only species is Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus.[1]

Description

The holotype of the Brevirostruavis, IVPP V13266, preserves features of the skeletal anatomy not seen among early stem and extant birds. Such features include extremely lengthy and bony ceratobranchial

hyoid elements, and a very short cranial rostrum. The combination of a long tongue and short beak is not seen in extant birds.[2] This may indicate a feeding specialization similar to hummingbirds and other living birds with craniofacial similarities, such as honeyeaters and woodpeckers, although with these groups the epibranchials are lengthened.[1]

Paleoecology

Brevirostruavis comes from Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Which has the biggest and most important collection of Mesozoic birds.[3] Other animals in the formation contains include the choristodere reptile Liaoxisaurus, the fish Lycoptera, the early mammal-like Fossiomanus,[4] and the dinosaur Sinotyrannus.[5]


References

  1. ^
    S2CID 244860443
    .
  2. ^ This 120-million-year-old bird could stick out its tongue
  3. S2CID 239406222
    .
  4. S2CID 233183060
    .
  5. ^ Ji, Qiang; Ji, Shu-an; Zhang, Li-jun (2009). "First large tyrannosauroid theropod from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota in northeastern China". Geological Bulletin of China. 28 (10): 1369–1374.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brevirostruavis&oldid=1216953559"