Corpulentapus lilasia

A species of Corpulentapus from the Early Cretaceous of China, C. lilasia is a robust-footed enantiornithine bird with possible ground-feeding adaptations. Known from Chinese Jehol Biota strata, it parallels the South Korean species in suggesting that enantiornithine birds occupied a wider range of ecological niches than commonly appreciated in the Early Cretaceous of East Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Corpulentapus lilasia 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

Corpulentapus lilasia 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.