Alamitornis

Ah-lam-e-tor-nis.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Alamitornis ‭(‬Los Alamitos bird‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-lam-e-tor-nis.

Named By

Federico L.‭ ‬Agnolin‭ & ‬Agust�n G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Aves,‭ ‬Euornithes,‭ ‬Patagopterygiformes.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

A.‭ ‬minutus

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Rio Negro Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Los Alamitos Formation.

Time Period

Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Alamitornis was a late Cretaceous era bird that seemed to have been quite gracile in form.‭ ‬In the‭ ‬2009‭ ‬description it was also considered to possibly be related to Patagopteryx.‭ ‬Alamitornis would have likely shared the same habitats with dinosaurs such as the sauropod Aeolosaurus and the hadrosaur Secernosaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Fossil birds from the Late Cretaceous Los Alamitos Formation,‭ ‬R�o Negro Province,‭ ‬Argentina,‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnolin‭ & ‬Agust�n G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

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