Eoenantiornis buhleri

† Eoenantiornis buhleri — an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from China's Yixian Formation. Small carnivorous arboreal avian preserved in fine-grained lacustrine sediments. Named after paleontologist Heinz Bühler. Contributes to understanding the early diversification of Enantiornithes in As.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Eoenantiornis buhleri 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

Eoenantiornis buhleri 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.