Species Classification: ‭ ‬Hongshanornithidae.

In Depth        Closely related to the genus Hongshanornis,‭ ‬Longicrusavis was an early bird that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Also like Hongshanornis,‭ ‬Longicrusavis is usually portrayed as an early wading bird that would have scoured shallows of lake edges looking for small invertebrates to eat. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new ornithuromorph‭ (‬Aves:‭ ‬Ornithothoraces‭) … Read more

In Depth        Hongshanornis was an early bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous period.‭ ‬Most interpretations of Hongshanornis depict it as being a wading bird but one that was still capable of flight.‭ ‬The wings were fairly broad and tapered out to triangular points at the end.‭ ‬If Hongshanornis was a wader then … Read more