Enantiornis leali

† Enantiornis leali — a Late Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Argentina's El Brete Formation. The type species of Enantiornis. Small carnivorous avian; reversed shoulder articulation typical of enantiornithines. Known from fragmentary material first described by Walker in 1981.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Enantiornis leali 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

Enantiornis leali 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.