Eoconfuciusornis

E-oh-con-few-shus-or-niss.
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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

Eoconfuciusornis ‭(‬Dawn Confucius bird‭)‬.

Phonetic

E-oh-con-few-shus-or-niss.

Named By

Z.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Zhou‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benton‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropda,‭ ‬Euavialae,‭ ‬Confuciusornithiformes.

Diet

Unknown.

Species

E.‭ ‬zhengi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Hebei Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dabeigou Formation.

Time Period

Hauterivian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Eoconfuciusornis named for its earlier appearance to the related Confuciusornis,‭ ‬the most notable difference about Eoconfuciusornis at the time of writing are that the genus has longer legs than Eoconfuciusornis.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A primitive confuciusornithid bird from China and its implications for early avian flight.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Science in China Series D:‭ ‬Earth Sciences‭ ‬51‭(‬5‭)‬:625-639.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Zhou‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benton‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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