Lanceoloolithus xiapingensis

Masillastega rectirostris was an Eocene bird from the famous Messel fossil site in Germany. This early Paleogene bird represents the remarkable diversity of avian lineages that proliferated after the K-Pg extinction, preserved in exceptional detail in the oil shale.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Lanceoloolithus xiapingensis 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

Lanceoloolithus xiapingensis 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.