Bauxitornis mindszentyae

† Bauxitornis mindszentyae was a Late Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from the Csehbánya Formation of Iharkút, Hungary. This small carnivorous avian is named in honor of geologist Andrea Mindszenty and is known from partial postcranial material. It represents one of the few enantiornithine birds described from the European insular Late Cretaceous record.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Bauxitornis mindszentyae 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

Bauxitornis mindszentyae 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.