Concornis lacustris

An Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from the Las Hoyas Lagerstätte of Cuenca Province, Spain, Concornis lacustris ('lake bird from Cuenca') is among the best-described early birds from western Europe. A small carnivore preserved in fine-grained lacustrine sediments, it exhibits both primitive and derived features and contributes to understanding Cretaceous avian diversity in the Mesozoic Tethyan realm.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Concornis lacustris 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

Concornis lacustris 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.