Thorn-nosed Dapingfang Bird by Ken _Gilliland
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another of the 10 birds from my "Birds of the Mesozoic"...
The Thorn-nosed Dapingfang Bird was present about 120 million years ago in early Cretaceous Period. It was discovered in the Liaoning province in China. A complete skeleton has been found in the Jiufotang Formation. It was small to medium-sized early enantiornithine bird. It had a sternum with both long and short lateral processes, an unique thorn-like process on its nares and ornamental tail feathers much like today's motmot species.
Comments (3)
These birds look amazing flying among the trees!
Excellent work and love getting a little education along the way :)
Great work!