Apsaravis
Name: Apsaravis.
Phonetic: Ap-sah-a-viss.
Named By: Mark A. Norell & Julia A.
Clarke - 2001.
Classification: Chordata, Aves, Euornithes,
Ambiortiformes.
Species: A. ukhaana (type).
Diet: Uncertain.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Mongolia - Djadokhta Formation.
Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Single specimen.
Apsaravis is a genus of bird that lived in Mongolia during the late Cretaceous. Apsaravis is noted for having a mix of both primitive and advanced features.
Further reading
- Fossil that fills a critical gap in avian evolution. - Nature
Vol. 409 11 January 2001 pp.181-184. - Mark A. Norell
& Julia A. Clarke - 2001.
- The morphology and phylogenetic position of Apsaravis ukhaana from
the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. - American Museum Novitates,
No. 3387, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY.
- Julia A. Clarke & Mark A. Norell - 2002.
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