Tag Archive for 'Bohaiornithidae'

Holotype of Neobohaiornis lamadongensis. Image credit: Shen et al., doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-82869-8.

Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China

Jan 20, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of bohaiornithid enantiornithine bird has been identified from a nearly complete and articulated skeleton preserved with traces...

Ventral view of the new bohaiornithid specimen. Left: photograph of the primary slab. Right: interpretive drawing. Abbreviations: co - coracoid; cv - cervical vertebrae; fe - femur; fu - furcula; hu - humerus; il - ilium; mcI-III – metacarpals I–III; mt - metatarsals; pd I–IV - pedal digits I–IV; phI-1 - first phalanx of digit I; phII/III-1/2 - first/second phalanx of digit II/III; pu -pubis; py - pygostyle; ra - radius; sc - scapula; sk - skull; sml - semilunate carpal; st - sternum; sy - synsacrum; th - thoracic vertebrae; ti - tibia; ul - ulna; uln - ulnare. Scale bar - 1 cm. Image credit: Jennifer A. Peteya et al, doi: 10.1111/pala.12270.

Dinosaur-Era Bird Had Iridescent Feathers

Nov 16, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

A group of paleontologists led by University of Akron researcher Jennifer Peteya has discovered a new bohaiornithid bird specimen from the Cretaceous period...