Telmatornis priscus

† Telmatornis priscus is a Late Cretaceous bird from the Navesink Formation of New Jersey, USA. One of the oldest well-documented birds from the Eastern Seaboard of North America, it inhabited coastal environments near the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Telmatornis priscus was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Telmatornis priscus lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.