Alethoalaornis agitornis

Alethoalaornis agitornis is an extinct bird from the Eocene of England. Described from fragmentary material from the London Clay Formation (~50 Ma), its systematic placement has been debated. Like many Early Eocene birds, it existed during an explosive radiation of modern bird lineages following the K-Pg extinction event, when birds diversified rapidly into newly available niches.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Alethoalaornis agitornis 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Alethoalaornis agitornis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.