Yuornis junchangi

† Yuornis junchangi is a Late Cretaceous bird from the Qingshan Formation of Shandong Province, China, one of the few Late Cretaceous birds known from eastern China. Its preservation adds to the sparse avian record from Chinese Campanian-Maastrichtian deposits.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Yuornis junchangi 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

Yuornis junchangi 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.