Brodavis baileyi

† Brodavis baileyi was a Late Cretaceous hesperornithiform bird from the Judith River Formation of the United States. This large flightless diving bird is known from partial skeletal material and represents one of the hesperornithiform species that inhabited the shallower margins of the Western Interior Seaway during the Campanian age alongside plesiosaurs and mosasaurs.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Brodavis baileyi 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

Brodavis baileyi 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.